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: シャ、セキ、あぶ.る
Romaji: sha, seki, abu.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

roast, broil, toast, cauterize

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-4-4
Korean Reading:  jeog
Chinese Reading:  zhi4
Unicode:  7099
JIS:  5F55

Indexes

Nelson Index: 205
New Nelson Index: 3401
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d4.5
Four Corner Index: 2780.9
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18922
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0385

Words

炙る (あぶる)
to warm (i.e. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to scorch; to broil; to toast; to grill
あぶり出す (あぶりだす)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
親炙 (しんしゃ)
coming into close contact and being influenced by
膾炙 (かいしゃ)
household word; universal praise
あぶり出し (あぶりだし)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
火炙り (ひあぶり)
burning at the stake; burning to death
人口に膾炙する (じんこうにかいしゃする)
to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous
炙り料理 (あぶりりょうり)
cooking meat, fish, etc. over flames
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