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: エン、カク、コウ、ふち、かた.い、はなわ
Romaji: en, kaku, kou, fuchi, kata.i, hanawa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1593
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  yuan1
Unicode:  6df5
JIS:  4A25

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2625
New Nelson Index: 3237
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a9.3
Four Corner Index: 3210.0
Gakken Index: 1538
Japanese Names Index: 1858
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17692
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0049
Remembering the kanji Index: 2966
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 547
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2971
Kodansha Kanji Index: 732

Words

(ふち)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
海淵 (かいえん)
ocean depths
淵叢 (えんそう)
gathering spot; center; centre
淵酔 (えんすい、えんずい)
type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later; being dead drunk; being very drunk
深淵 (しんえん)
abyss; ravine
淵源 (えんげん)
origin
深淵に臨むが如し (しんえんにのぞむがごとし)
like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss
淵底 (えんてい)
bottom depths (of water); abyss; depths (of something); bottom; completely; thoroughly; fully
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