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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

嚆

Readings

Kana: コウ、さけ.ぶ
Romaji: kou, sake.bu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

call

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-13
Korean Reading:  hyo
Chinese Reading:  hao1
Unicode:  5686
JIS:  5365

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1003
New Nelson Index: 908
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d13.10
Four Corner Index: 6402.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4458X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1166

Words

嚆矢 (こうし)
arrow to which is attached a turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; the start of things