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: ケイ、キ、カイ、ケ、あざみ、さく、とげ
Romaji: kei, ki, kai, ke, azami, saku, toge
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

thistle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  gye
Chinese Reading:  ji4
Unicode:  858a
JIS:  6929

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4061
New Nelson Index: 5213
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.2
Four Corner Index: 4432.0
Japanese Names Index: 2562A
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32095X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0943

Words

(あざみ、アザミ)
thistle (Cirsium spp.)
マリア薊 (マリアあざみ、マリアアザミ)
milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
薊馬 (あざみうま、アザミウマ)
thrips (any insect of order Thysanoptera); thrip
野薊 (のあざみ、ノアザミ)
Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum)
森薊 (もりあざみ、モリアザミ)
Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)
吾妻山薊 (あずまやまあざみ、アズマヤマアザミ)
Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum
富士薊 (ふじあざみ、フジアザミ)
Fuji thistle; Cirsium purpuratum
薊芥子 (あざみげし、アザミゲシ)
Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana)
朝鮮薊 (ちょうせんあざみ、チョウセンアザミ)
globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
狐薊 (きつねあざみ、キツネアザミ)
Hemisteptia lyrata
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