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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

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Readings

Kana: カン、くわ.える、くつわ
Romaji: kan, kuwa.eru, kutsuwa
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

hold in mouth or between teeth

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  ham
Chinese Reading:  xian2
Unicode:  5563
JIS:  5332

Indexes

Nelson Index: 956
New Nelson Index: 825
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i11.1
Four Corner Index: 6702.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3876
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1068
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3744

Words

咥える (くわえる)
to hold in one's mouth