Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 18
Meaning: look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
Kunyomi: のぞ.む
Onyomi: リン
Composition: 臣 𠂉 品
Radical: 臣
Reading: しん
Meaning: minster, official
Strokes: 6
臨終(りんじゅう) deathbed, dying hour
臨時(りんじ) temporary, extraordinary
臨場感(りんじょうかん) (stage, personal) presence
臨床医(りんしょうい) clinician
臨機応変(りんきおうへん) according to circumstance
臨席する(りんせきする) attend, be present
君臨する(くんりんする) reign, control, dictate
臨む(のぞむ) look out on, face, deal with
臨界 (リンカイ) boundary, (nuclear) criticality, critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
臨海 (リンカイ) coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime
意臨 (イリン) copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy), copying freely
形臨 (ケイリン) copying calligraphy from a model
臨む (のぞむ) to look out on, to overlook, to front onto, to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by, to deal with (an issue), to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to go to (e.g. a place), to take part in, to participate, to join