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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: hump, high, noble, prosperity

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: リュウ

Composition: 阝 夂 一 生

隆

Radical

Radical: 阜

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Reading: こざと

Frequency: 348

Alternative forms:

阝(alt radical position hen)

阜

Examples

Onyomi Examples

隆盛 (リュウセイ) prosperity, flourishing, thriving

隆起 (リュウキ) protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation

興隆 (コウリュウ) rise, prosperity

膨隆 (ボウリュウ) swelling up

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