JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 虹: "rainbow"
The kanji 虹 means "rainbow". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and にじ 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にじ
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 | rainbow |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2110 of 2,501 |
Common words with 虹
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 虹rainbow
- 虹色rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
- 虹彩iris
- 白虹white rainbow
- 月虹moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow
- 虹彩異色症heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
- 虹鱒rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- 虹の松原place : Nijinomatsubara
- 主虹primary rainbow
- 副虹secondary rainbow
- 夕虹evening rainbow
- 朝虹morning rainbow
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