Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Examples

Onyomi Examples

リュウセイ prosperity, flourishing, thriving

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

コウリュウ rise, prosperity

ボウリュウ swelling up