JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 陸: "land, six"
The kanji 陸 means "land, six". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リク, ロク in on'yomi and おか 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)
リクロク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おか
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 | land, six |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 736 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大陸continent · continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
- 陸land; shore
- 上陸landing; going ashore; disembarkation · making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
- 着陸landing; alighting; touch down
- 陸上(on) land; ground; shore · track and field; athletics
- 陸軍army
- 陸地land
- 陸上部track and field club
- 陸路land route; overland route · by land; overland
- 離陸takeoff
- 内陸inland
- 北陸Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
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