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: マン、みだり.に、そぞ.ろ
Romaji: man, midari.ni, sozo.ro
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1408
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  man
Chinese Reading:  man2
Unicode:  6f2b
JIS:  4C21

Indexes

Halpern Index: 700
Nelson Index: 2683
New Nelson Index: 3308
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a11.11
Four Corner Index: 3614.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1838
Gakken Index: 1350
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18166
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0239
Remembering the kanji Index: 830
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1497
Kodansha Compact Index: 1246
Kanji in Context Index: 652
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 494
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 633
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 838
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 893
Essential Kanji Index: 1389
Kodansha Kanji Index: 858
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 367
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1715

Words

漫画 (まんが、マンガ)
cartoon; comic; comic strip
浪漫 (ろうまん、ロマン、ローマン)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); novel; romance; love affair; adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition
漫遊 (まんゆう)
pleasure trip; tour
爛漫 (らんまん)
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
漫ろに (そぞろに)
in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely
漫才 (まんざい)
two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue
漫談 (まんだん)
chat; desultory conversation
天真爛漫 (てんしんらんまん)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
ロマン的 (ロマンてき、ローマンてき)
romantic (school)
漫ろ言 (そぞろごと)
rambling talk; vague remarks
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