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: チョウ、きざ.む、わし、ほ.る
Romaji: chō, kiza.mu, washi, ho.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

carving

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  172
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-8
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  diao1
Unicode:  96d5
JIS:  703A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5033
New Nelson Index: 6509
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8c8.1
Four Corner Index: 7021.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42080
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.1011

Words

彫る (ほる、える)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel; to tattoo