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侶

侶 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ともがら。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」 + 音符「呂」。「とも」を意味する漢語｛侶｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

companion, follower

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リョJHS
  • ロ
Kun (native)
  • とも
Other languages
  • 拼音lu:3
  • 한글ryeo
  • Hán-ViệtLữ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+4FB6

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻吕

Words using this kanji

  • 侶伴りょはんとも。仲間。伴侶。companion

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(6 results)

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Lookup codes

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