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: ショウ、よもぎ
Romaji: shō, yomogi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

a weed, mugwort, lonely, silent, calm

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao1
Unicode:  856d
JIS:  692B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4068
New Nelson Index: 5218
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.1
Four Corner Index: 4422.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32012X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0916

Words

(よもぎ)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii); general term for plants in the Artemisia genus; mugwort; sagebrush; wormwood
蕭条 (しょうじょう)
dreary; bleak; lonely
蕭蕭 (しょうしょう)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
満目蕭条 (まんもくしょうじょう)
all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see
蕭索 (しょうさく)
lonely
蕭寥 (しょうりょう)
desolate; lonely; barren
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