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漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

瑞: congratulations

JLPT N113 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

王 carries the meaning · 耑 is drawn in

13 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ズイzui · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 瑞宝章ずいほうしょうOrders of the Sacred Treasure
  • 奇瑞きずいauspicious (good) omen

みず-mizu- · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 瑞々しいみずみずしいfresh and youthful; lively; vibrant

Also read スイ, しるし, 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)

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耑

Also built on 耑

Also read ズイ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read スイ

20 kanji share this on'yomiAll 20

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
瑞 congratulations · 王
vs端 edge · 立
瑞 has 王 where 端 has 立.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · ruì

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

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

Pinyin ruì 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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