琉
琉 — Precious stone
precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
On’yomiル (ru)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 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 琉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琉球 | りゅうきゅう ryuukyuu | Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture |
Study notes
琉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2036 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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