Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

琉: precious stone, gem

Also: lapis lazuli

JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

王 carries the meaning · 㐬 is drawn in

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

リュウryuu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 琉球りゅうきゅうRyukyu
  • 琉歌りゅうかOkinawan fixed form poetry
  • 琉装りゅうそうryūsō; traditional Okinawan clothing

Also read ル, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“A treasure for royalty! While it looks like a "king," the true soul of this radical is "jade."”
More in the 王 jewelry story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
王

Also built on jewelry (王)

All 35
㐬

Also built on 㐬

Also read リュウ

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read ル

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
琉 precious stone · 王
vs流 current · 氵
琉 has 王 where 流 has 氵.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · liú

Same form: 琉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
琉 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
琉 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin liú 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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