JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 遺: "bequeath, leave behind, reserve"
The kanji 遺 means "bequeath, leave behind, reserve". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イ, ユイ in on'yomi and のこ.す 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)
イユイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のこ.す
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 | bequeath, leave behind, reserve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 647 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遺体(dead) body; corpse; remains
- 遺跡(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
- 遺産inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
- 遺伝子gene
- 遺言will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
- 遺すto leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
- 後遺症prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
- 遺書note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will · posthumous work
- 遺族bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
- 遺憾regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
- 遺品things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; memento · lost item; lost property
- 遺物relic; remains; memento
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