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: ソン、シュン、つくば.う、うずくま.る
Romaji: son, shun, tsukuba.u, uzukuma.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crouch, squat, cower

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  157
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-12
Korean Reading:  jun
Chinese Reading:  cun2
Unicode:  8e72
JIS:  6D2D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4588
New Nelson Index: 5912
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7d12.4
Four Corner Index: 6814.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37874
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0954

Words

(つくばい)
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
這いつくばる (はいつくばる)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
蹲る (うずくまる、つくばる)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
蹲う (つくばう)
to crouch; to squat
しゃがみ込む (しゃがみこむ)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
這い蹲う (はいつくばう)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
蹲踞 (そんきょ)
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
蹲む (つくなむ)
to squat; to crouch
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