Menu toggle
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

莪

Reading

Kana: ガ
Romaji: ga
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

type of thistle

Stroke Diagram

12345678910

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  a
Chinese Reading:  e2
Unicode:  83aa
JIS:  6830

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 5047
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k7.2
Four Corner Index: 4455.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31077X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0684

Words

著莪 (しゃが、シャガ)
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
菁莪 (せいが)
(enjoying) raising prodigies; nurturing talented people
姫著莪 (ひめしゃが、ヒメシャガ)
fringed iris (Iris gracilipes)
Find More