JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 倫: "ethics, companion"
The kanji 倫 means "ethics, companion". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ethics, companion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1322 of 2,501 |
Common words with 倫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 倫敦London (UK)
- 不倫adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
- 倫理ethics; morals
- 倫理観ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty
- 倫理的ethical
- 人倫human relations; humanity
- 不倫相手person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
- 絶倫matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled
- 倫理学ethics; moral philosophy
- 倫理委員会ethics committee
- 職業倫理professional ethics
- 倫理規定code of ethics; ethical code; ethical consideration; ethical provision
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