JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 韻: "rhyme, elegance, tone"
The kanji 韻 means "rhyme, elegance, tone". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イン 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)
イン
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 | rhyme, elegance, tone |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2148 of 2,501 |
Common words with 韻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 余韻reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note · lingering memory; aftertaste
- 韻rhyme · rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
- 韻律metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm · prosody
- 韻を踏むto rhyme (with)
- 韻文verse; poetry
- 音韻phoneme · vocal sound; tone (quality); timbre
- 風韻elegance; tastefulness
- 神韻exceptional artistry
- 気韻dignity; refinement
- 押韻rhyming
- 頭韻alliteration
- 脚韻rhyme; end rhyme
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