JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 臨: "look to, face, meet"
The kanji 臨 means "look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リン in on'yomi and のぞ.む in kun'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)
のぞ.む
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 | look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 722 of 2,501 |
Common words with 臨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 臨むto look out on; to overlook; to front onto · to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by
- 臨時temporary; provisional; interim · special; extraordinary; extra
- 君臨reigning (over a country) · dominating; controlling; dictating
- 降臨descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany · arrival (of an important person); appearance
- 臨戦態勢war preparation
- 臨機応変adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
- 臨終deathbed; dying hour; one's death
- 臨界boundary · (nuclear) criticality
- 臨場感(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism
- 臨界点critical point (temperature)
- 臨床clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
- 臨時休業temporary closure (of a shop, etc.) · extra holiday; special holiday
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