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Zach

Readings

Kana: キ、あや
Romaji: ki, aya
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

figured cloth, beautiful

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  2413
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-8
Korean Reading:  gi
Chinese Reading:  qi3
Unicode:  7dba
JIS:  653A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1371
Nelson Index: 3558
New Nelson Index: 4522
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a8.16
Four Corner Index: 2492.1
Japanese Names Index: 2533
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27586
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1106
Remembering the kanji Index: 2667
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 927
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1252
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2709
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1734

Words

(き、かんはた、かんばた、かにはた)
thin twilled silk fabric
綺麗どころ (きれいどころ、きれいどこ)
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
綺羅 (きら)
fine clothes
煌びやか (きらびやか)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
小奇麗 (こぎれい)
neat; trim; tidy; pretty
綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
綺羅星 (きらぼし)
glittering stars
綺麗事 (きれいごと)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
身奇麗 (みぎれい)
neat personal appearance
手奇麗 (てぎれい)
neatly or cleverly made
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