Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
millet
Parts:
dark, black, many
Kun:
くろ.い
On:
レイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 黎明 【レイメイ】 daybreak, dawn, gray of the morning (grey), dawn (of a new age)
  • 黎元 【レイゲン】 commoners, the masses
  • 萌黎 【ホウレイ】 the masses, common people
  • 黔黎 【ケンレイ】 commoners, peasantry, the masses
  • 黎族 【リーゾク】 Li (people)

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li2
Korean:
ryeo

Spanish

  • oscuro
  • negro
  • muchos

Portuguese

French

2648 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2282 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3487 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2448 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
47994 Morohashi
7049 New Nelson (John Haig)
2935 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2942 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a10.29 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-7 SKIP code
2713.2 Four corner code
1-83-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ece Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
dragon
Parts:
Variants:
dragon, imperial
Kun:
たつ
On:
リュウリョウロウ
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister

Readings

Japanese names:
りゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
ryong, rong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2265 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1600 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
48818 Morohashi
1801 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7103 New Nelson (John Haig)
2981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2985 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5b5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-7 SKIP code
0121.1 Four corner code
1-46-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f8d Unicode hex code

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 斧鉞 【フエツ】 axe

Kun reading compounds

  • 鉞 【まさかり】 broadaxe, battle axe

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue4
Korean:
weol

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4835 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2157 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40313 Morohashi
6244 New Nelson (John Haig)
8a5.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8315.0 Four corner code
1-78-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
925e Unicode hex code