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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

藥

Readings

Kana: ヤク、くすり
Romaji: yaku, kusuri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  10
Skip Pattern:  2-3-15
Korean Reading:  yag
Chinese Reading:  yue4
Unicode:  85e5
JIS:  693B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2536
Nelson Index: 4085
New Nelson Index: 5236
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.15
Four Corner Index: 4490.4
Japanese Names Index: 2933
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32341X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0992
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2111
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3027

Words

薬缶 (やかん)
kettle