隆
隆 — Hump
hump, high, noble, prosperity
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
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 隆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隆盛 | りゅうせい ryuusei | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 隆起 | りゅうき ryuuki | protuberance; bulge; protrusion |
| 興隆 | こうりゅう kouryuu | rise; prosperity |
Study notes
隆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1109 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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