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Readings

Kana: カイ、さきがけ、かしら
Romaji: kai, sakigake, kashira
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

charging ahead of others

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  194
Frequency:  2108
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-10-4
Korean Reading:  goe
Chinese Reading:  kui2
Unicode:  9b41
JIS:  3321

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5277
New Nelson Index: 6834
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f9.1
Four Corner Index: 2421.0
Japanese Names Index: 2423
Daikanwanjiten Index: 45785
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0684
Remembering the kanji Index: 2924
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2095
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2838
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2932
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4125

Words

先駆け (さきがけ)
charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger
花魁道中 (おいらんどうちゅう)
procession of courtesans
巨魁 (きょかい)
ringleader; chief
容貌魁偉 (ようぼうかいい)
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
花魁 (おいらん)
courtesan; prostitute; oiran
魁偉 (かいい)
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
首魁 (しゅかい)
forerunner; ringleader
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