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: サン、ほ.める、たた.える
Romaji: san, ho.meru, tata.eru
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Name Reading

Kana: さぬ
Romaji: sanu
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Meanings

praise, title on a picture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  22
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  2179
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-7-15
Korean Reading:  chan
Chinese Reading:  zan4
Unicode:  8b83
JIS:  3B3E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4451
New Nelson Index: 5720
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a15.1
Four Corner Index: 0568.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36110
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0614
Remembering the kanji Index: 2711
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1485
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2747
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2093

Words

(さん)
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
賛歌 (さんか)
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
賛嘆 (さんたん)
praise; extolment; extollment
絶賛 (ぜっさん)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
自賛 (じさん)
self-praise; praising oneself
称える (たたえる)
to extol; to give praise
画讃 (がさん)
legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting
礼賛 (らいさん)
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
賞賛 (しょうさん)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
賛美歌 (さんびか)
hymn; hymnal
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