JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 陵: "mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound"
The kanji 陵 means "mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound, hill". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リョウ in on'yomi and みささぎ 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)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みささぎ
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 | mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound, hill |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1746 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 丘陵hill; hillock · rolling hills; foothills
- 陵辱insult; affront; disgrace; indignity · sexual assault; rape
- 陵imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb · big hill
- 丘陵地帯hill country; hilly area
- 御陵imperial tomb
- 迦陵頻伽kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes · person or creature with a beautiful voice
- 陵墓imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
- 山陵mountains and hills · imperial tomb
- 帝陵imperial mausoleum
- 大仙陵古墳place : Daisenryō Tumulus
- 武陵桃源earthly paradise; Shangri-la
- 仁徳天皇陵place : Nintokutennouryō
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