JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 璃: "glassy, lapis lazuli"
The kanji 璃 means "glassy, lapis lazuli". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リ 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
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 | glassy, lapis lazuli |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 璃
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
- 玻璃quartz · glass
- 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)
- 浄玻璃fine crystal; clear glass · mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
- 瑠璃瓦blue-glazed roof tile
- 小瑠璃Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)
- 浄玻璃の鏡mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
- 玻璃器glassware
- 瑠璃鳥Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis) · blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
- 浄瑠璃語りjōruri reciter
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