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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

蛻

Readings

Kana: ゼイ、セイ、タイ、もぬ.ける、ぬけがら
Romaji: zei, sei, tai, monu.keru, nukegara
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

insect moulting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  142
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-7
Korean Reading:  tae
Chinese Reading:  shui4
Unicode:  86fb
JIS:  6968

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4145
New Nelson Index: 5322
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d7.8
Four Corner Index: 5811.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33078
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0032

Words

藻抜け (もぬけ)
shed skin of snake, insect, etc. (also place left behind)
もぬけの殻 (もぬけのから)
completely empty; vacant; deserted; (everything) gone
抜け殻 (ぬけがら)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
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