陸
陸 — Land
land, six
On’yomiリク (riku)
On’yomiロク (roku)
Kun’yomiおか (oka)
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 陸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe |
| 陸 | りく riku | land; shore |
| 陸上 | りくじょう rikujou | (on) land; ground; shore |
| 陸軍 | りくぐん rikugun | army |
| 上陸 | じょうりく jouriku | landing; going ashore; disembarkation |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく chakuriku | landing; alighting; touch down |
Study notes
陸 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #736 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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