Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2352 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: lapis lazuli

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: リュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: jade (king)

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ルリ lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli (color), beryl, mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail), glass

璃色 ルリイロ lapis lazuli blue, bright blue, azure