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: ソウ、やぶ
Romaji: sou, yabu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2109
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  sou3
Unicode:  85ae
JIS:  4C79

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 5201
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k15.1
Four Corner Index: 4444.8
Remembering the kanji Index: 2403
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2483

Words

(やぶ、ヤブ)
thicket; bush; grove; scrub; (medical) quack
竹薮 (たけやぶ)
bamboo grove
薮をつついて蛇を出す (やぶをつついてへびをだす)
to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
薮蛇になる (やぶへびになる)
you'll only make work for yourself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
藪ワラビー (やぶワラビー)
pademelon; paddymelon
やぶ蛇 (やぶへび)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
八幡の薮知らず (やわたのやぶしらず)
labyrinth; maze
薮蚊 (やぶか、ヤブカ)
aedine mosquito (any mosquito of genus Aedes, characterized by stripes)
藪にらみ (やぶにらみ)
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
藪柑子 (やぶこうじ、ヤブコウジ)
spearflower (Ardisia japonica)
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