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: アン、おさ.える、しら.べる
Romaji: an, osa.eru, shira.beru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hold, consider, investigate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  al
Chinese Reading:  an4
Unicode:  6309
JIS:  3044

Indexes

Halpern Index: 371
Nelson Index: 1899
New Nelson Index: 2147
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c6.10
Four Corner Index: 5304.4
Japanese Names Index: 1044
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12038
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0222
Remembering the kanji Index: 2259
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 330
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2360
Kodansha Kanji Index: 444

Words

按司 (あじ、あんじ、あんず)
chieftain (of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
按察使 (あぜち、あんさつし)
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara- and Heian-period position)
按摩さん (あんまさん)
masseuse; masseur
案ずる (あんずる)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
按摩師 (あんまし)
masseuse; masseur
あん摩 (あんま)
massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; masseur; masseuse; massager; blind person (as many were traditionally massagers)
塩梅 (あんばい)
seasoning; flavour; flavor; condition; state; situation; arrangement; assignment; adjustment
案分 (あんぶん)
proportional division; proportional distribution
案じる (あんじる)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
按摩膏 (あんまこう)
massaging plaster
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