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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

蹙

Readings

Kana: シュク、セキ、せ.まる
Romaji: shuku, seki, se.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

a tight place, scowl, approaching

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-11-7
Korean Reading:  chug
Chinese Reading:  cu4
Unicode:  8e59
JIS:  6D26

Indexes

Nelson Index: 254
New Nelson Index: 5902
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7d11.6
Four Corner Index: 5380.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37790
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0948

Words

顰める (しかめる)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
顰蹙を買う (ひんしゅくをかう)
to displease someone; to make someone disgusted; to be frowned at
顰蹙 (ひんしゅく)
frowning on; being shocked at
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