凌
凌 — Endure
endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiしのぐ (shinogu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 凌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ shinogu | to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation) |
Study notes
凌 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2423 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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