Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

1331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: pear tree

Kunyomi: なし

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

リエン theatrical world

リカ pear blossoms

ホウリ pineapple

阿闍 アジャリ high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest, initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon), monk who conducts religious services

Kunyomi Examples

なし pear (esp. Japanese pear)

なししゅ pear cider, pear liquor

西洋 せいようなし European pear (Pyrus communis)

あおなし Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear