Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 24

Meaning: scales (fish)

Kunyomi: うろこ こけ こけら

Onyomi: リン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fish

Examples

Onyomi Examples

リンガ bulbil, cormel, brood bud

ウロコガタ triangular pattern, scalelike pattern, imbricate pattern, imbrication, triangle emblem

カイリン fish and shellfish

サイリン small (fish) scale, small fish

Kunyomi Examples

うろこ scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

うろこがた triangular pattern, scalelike pattern, imbricate pattern, imbrication, triangle emblem

三つ みつうろこ mitsuuroko emblem (three triangles in a triangular pattern; Hōjō clan symbol)

うろこ scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

こけらいた thin shingles

うろこ scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

こけらいた thin shingles