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: キ、か.ける
Romaji: ki, ka.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

wane (moon)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-14-3
Korean Reading:  hyu
Chinese Reading:  kui1
Unicode:  8667
JIS:  694C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 252
New Nelson Index: 5274
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8c9.1
Four Corner Index: 2122.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32770
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.1084

Words

盈虧 (えいき)
waxing and waning; phases of moon
九仞の功を一簣に虧く (きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく)
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
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