Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

693 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: リン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くるまへん

Meaning: cart, car

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

郭(りんかく)   contours, outlines

(しゃりん)   wheel

(ねんりん)   annual tree ring

場(ちゅうりんじょう)   parking area for bicycles

(わ)   circle, loop

ゴム(わゴム)   rubber band

(ゆびわ)   ring

*高(たかなわ)   Takanawa (place name)

Onyomi Examples

リン counter for wheels and flowers

リンカク contour, outline, border, silhouette, summary, outline, sketch, looks, features, appearance

サンリン three wheels

ケイリン keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish

Kunyomi Examples

ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring

切り わぎり cutting in round slices, round slice, dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

はにわ haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

こうりん rear wheel, cantle