JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 羅: "gauze, thin silk, Rome"
The kanji 羅 means "gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ラ in on'yomi and うすもの 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)
ラ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うすもの
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 | gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1831 of 2,501 |
Common words with 羅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 欧羅巴Europe
- 修羅場fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed) · location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra
- 羅馬Rome
- 我武者羅reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
- 羅列enumeration; citation; listing
- 修羅Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan · fighting; carnage; conflict; strife
- 魔羅Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment · obstacle to enlightenment
- 甲羅shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron · (person's) back
- 網羅encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising
- 森羅万象all things in nature; the whole creation
- 阿修羅Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan
- 一張羅one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
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