JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 瑠: "lapis lazuli"
The kanji 瑠 means "lapis lazuli". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ル, リュウ 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)
ルリュウ
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 | lapis lazuli |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2352 of 2,501 |
Common words with 瑠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 瑠璃lapis lazuli · lapis lazuli (color)
- 瑠璃色lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
- 浄瑠璃jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
- 人形浄瑠璃Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
- 瑠璃瓦blue-glazed roof tile
- 小瑠璃Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)
- 瑠璃鳥Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis) · blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
- 浄瑠璃語りjōruri reciter
- 瑠璃唐草nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes
- 瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光るcream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up
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