JLPT N2 · 15 strokes
Kanji 輪: "wheel, ring, circle"
The kanji 輪 means "wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リン in on'yomi and わ 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)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わ
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 | wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 693 of 2,501 |
Common words with 輪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 指輪(finger) ring
- 輪ring; circle; loop · hoop
- 輪郭contour; outline; silhouette · summary; outline; sketch
- 首輪(animal) collar · necklace; choker
- 車輪(vehicle) wheel
- 腕輪bracelet; bangle
- 一輪single flower · one wheel
- 輪counter for wheels and flowers
- 金輪際(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; (not) by any means · deepest bottom of the earth
- 大輪large-flowered
- 輪っかring; loop (of rope) · halo (of an angel)
- 輪廻samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) · being reborn; reincarnation
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