This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: イ、えら.い
Romaji: i, era.i
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ひで
Romaji: hide
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Romaji

Meanings

admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1639
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-10
Korean Reading:  wi
Chinese Reading:  wei3
Unicode:  5049
JIS:  304E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 148
Nelson Index: 506
New Nelson Index: 285
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a10.5
Four Corner Index: 2425.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1005
Gakken Index: 1532
Japanese Names Index: 1535
Daikanwanjiten Index: 837
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0858
Remembering the kanji Index: 1643
Kanji Flashcards Index: 327
Kodansha Compact Index: 123
Kanji in Context Index: 1242
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 111
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 128
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1658
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1772
Essential Kanji Index: 1098
Kodansha Kanji Index: 167
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2155
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1504

Words

(えら)
tremendous; huge
偉大 (いだい)
greatness
偉人 (いじん)
great man
魁偉 (かいい)
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
偉材 (いざい)
extraordinary talent; genius
()
greatness
偉い (えらい)
great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; awful; terrible
偉業 (いぎょう)
great enterprise; exploits
俊偉 (しゅんい)
large and excellent
偉丈夫 (いじょうふ)
great man; great god; hero; big man
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