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: ギン
Romaji: gin
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

versify, singing, recital

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1956
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  um
Chinese Reading:  yin2
Unicode:  541f
JIS:  3663

Indexes

Halpern Index: 230
Nelson Index: 898
New Nelson Index: 740
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d4.8
Four Corner Index: 6802.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1182
Gakken Index: 1805
Japanese Names Index: 369
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3330
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0859
Remembering the kanji Index: 1589
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1128
Kodansha Compact Index: 299
Kanji in Context Index: 1904
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 169
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 203
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1603
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1714
Essential Kanji Index: 1043
Kodansha Kanji Index: 271
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3760
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1104

Words

吟味 (ぎんみ)
testing; scrutiny; careful investigation
愛吟 (あいぎん)
favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song; lover of poetry and song
秀吟 (しゅうぎん)
splendid poem
即吟 (そくぎん)
improvisation (of a poem); improvization
独吟 (どくぎん)
vocal solo
吟遊詩人 (ぎんゆうしじん)
troubadour; minstrel
低吟 (ていぎん)
hum; singing in a low voice
慎重吟味 (しんちょうぎんみ)
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
沈吟 (ちんぎん)
hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
再吟味 (さいぎんみ)
re-examination; review
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