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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

纈

Readings

Kana: ケツ、ケチ、しぼり
Romaji: ketsu, kechi, shibori
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ぶさ
Romaji: busa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tie-dyeing, purblind

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  21
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-15
Korean Reading:  hil
Chinese Reading:  xie2
Unicode:  7e88
JIS:  6572

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 4613
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a15.1
Four Corner Index: 2198.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28028
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1204

Words

ろうけつ染め (ろうけつぞめ)
batik (cloth)
纐纈 (こうけち、こうけつ)
style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era
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