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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

薤

Readings

Kana: カイ、らっきょう、にら
Romaji: kai, rakkyō, nira
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

scallion, shallot

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  hae
Chinese Reading:  xie4
Unicode:  85a4
JIS:  6926

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4059
New Nelson Index: 5211
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.10
Four Corner Index: 4421.1
Japanese Names Index: 2565
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32141X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0958

Words

辣韮 (らっきょう、らっきょ、ラッキョウ、ラッキョ)
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek