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

Reading

Kana: ジュ
Romaji: ju
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

Confucian

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  2162
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-14
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  ru2
Unicode:  5112
JIS:  3C74

Indexes

Halpern Index: 174
Nelson Index: 561
New Nelson Index: 330
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a14.1
Four Corner Index: 2122.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1352
Gakken Index: 1968
Japanese Names Index: 2432
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1220
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0950
Remembering the kanji Index: 1166
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1072
Kodansha Compact Index: 138
Kanji in Context Index: 1891
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 127
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 153
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1174
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1250
Essential Kanji Index: 1579
Kodansha Kanji Index: 197
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2153
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1820

Words

(じゅ)
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
儒教 (じゅきょう)
Confucianism
儒家 (じゅか)
Confucianist
儒艮 (じゅごん、ジュゴン)
dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig
腐儒 (ふじゅ)
pedant; worthless scholar
儒学 (じゅがく)
Confucianism
儒者 (じゅしゃ)
Confucianist
犬儒 (けんじゅ)
cynic
焚書坑儒 (ふんしょこうじゅ)
burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive
藩儒 (はんじゅ)
(Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo
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