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: キュウ、く.む
Romaji: kyū, ku.mu
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Name Reading

Kana: くみ
Romaji: kumi
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Meanings

draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  85
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  geub
Chinese Reading:  ji2
Unicode:  6c72
JIS:  3562

Indexes

Halpern Index: 265
Nelson Index: 2492
New Nelson Index: 3064
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a3.7
Four Corner Index: 3714.7
Japanese Names Index: 403
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17163X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0950
Remembering the kanji Index: 2322
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 235
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2413
Kodansha Kanji Index: 310

Words

汲む (くむ)
to draw (water); to fetch (water); to ladle; to dip; to scoop; to pump; to have a drink together; to consider; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
汲み上げる (くみあげる)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up; to adopt ideas (from subordinates, the public, etc.)
上汲む (うわぐむ)
to draw off the top liquid
汲み分ける (くみわける)
to apportion drawn water; to show understanding
汲み出す (くみだす)
to pump out; to bail (water)
汲み取る (くみとる)
to scoop out; to pump out; to understand; to surmise
潮汲み (しおくみ)
drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
汲取口 (くみとりぐち)
hole for pumping out cesspool
汲み置き (くみおき)
drawn water
肥汲み (こえくみ)
carrying night soil
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