漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
嶺: peak, summit
JLPT N117 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
山 carries the meaning · 領 is drawn in
17 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
レイrei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 分水嶺ぶんすいれいwatershed; divide
みねmine · kun'yomi · on its own
- 嶺みねpeak; summit; ridge
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 高嶺たかねhigh peak
Also read リョウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand tall and look at the horizon! Three peaks reach for the clouds in perfect harmony.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side嶺 peak · 山 + 領
vs頰 cheeks · 夾 + 頁In ChineseSimplified 岭 · traditional, as in Japanese · lǐng
Japan keeps the traditional form 嶺; mainland China simplifies it to 岭.
- Simplified
- 岭 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 嶺 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin lǐng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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