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: ライ、リ、あかざ、あわち、こうがい
Romaji: rai, ri, akaza, awachi, kougai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

goosefoot, pigweed

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  rae
Chinese Reading:  lai2
Unicode:  83b1
JIS:  4D69

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3960
New Nelson Index: 5039
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k7.3
Four Corner Index: 4490.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31262X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0730
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2847

Words

蓬莱 (ほうらい)
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
蓬莱鱛 (ほうらいえそ、ホウライエソ)
Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)
蓬莱竹 (ほうらいちく、ホウライチク)
hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex); golden goddess bamboo
三蓬莱 (さんほうらい)
the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano
蓬莱飾り (ほうらいかざり)
Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
蓬莱羊歯 (ほうらいしだ、ホウライシダ)
common maidenhair (species of maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris)
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