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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

踵

Readings

Kana: ショウ、かかと、くび.す、きび.す、つ.ぐ
Romaji: shō, kakato, kubi.su, kibi.su, tsu.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

heel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  157
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  jong
Chinese Reading:  zhong3
Unicode:  8e35
JIS:  6C7B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4573
New Nelson Index: 5893
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7d9.1
Four Corner Index: 6211.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37686
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0937

Words

踵 (かかと、きびす、くびす、あくと)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
踵を返す (きびすをかえす、くびすをかえす)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
かかと落とし (かかとおとし)
axe kick; ax kick
踵骨 (しょうこつ)
calcaneus; calcaneum; heel bone
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