刘 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 「劉」の同字・簡体字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

surname, kill, destroy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• リュウ
• ル

Kun (native)

• ころ(す)

Other languages

• 拼音liu2
• 한글ryu
• Hán-ViệtLưu

infoBasics

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

刀(かたな)

Unicode

U+5218

grid_viewComponents

• 刂りっとう
• 文ぶん

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰文刂

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 対One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-2