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瑠

瑠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

lapis lazuli

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ルJHS
  • リュウ
Nanori (used in names)
  • るり
Other languages
  • 拼音liu2
  • 한글ryu
  • Hán-ViệtLưu

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

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
玉(たま)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7460

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰王留

Words using this kanji

  • 瑠璃るり古代インド、中国などで珍重された宝玉で七宝のひとつ。青い色の宝玉。アフガニスタン産ラピスラズリを指すものであろうとされるが、後に色つきのガラスも指すようになった。 ラピスラズリの和名。 色つきガラスの異称。lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli (color), beryl
  • 瑠璃色るりいろ瑠璃のような紫がかった紺色。lapis lazuli blue, bright blue, azure
  • 瑠璃鶲るりびたきred-flanked bluetail (species of flycatcher, Tarsiger cyanurus)
  • 瑠璃鳥るりちょうFormosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis), blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
  • 瑠璃鶇るりつぐみeastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
  • 瑠璃貝るりがいelongate janthina (Janthina globosa)
  • 瑠璃瓦るりがわらblue-glazed roof tile
  • 瑠璃唐草るりからくさnemophila (Nemophila menziesii), baby blue-eyes
  • 瑠璃立羽ルリタテハblue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)
  • 瑠璃羽太るりはたgold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
  • 瑠璃懸巣るりかけすLidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)
  • 瑠璃雀鯛ルリスズメダイsapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)
  • 瑠璃蜚蠊るりごきぶりEucorydia yasumatsui (species of cockroach)
  • 瑠璃繁縷ルリハコベscarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
  • 瑠璃虎の尾るりとらのおbeach speedwell, Veronica Longifolia
  • 瑠璃木葉鳥るりこのはどりAsian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)
  • 瑠璃野路子るりのじこindigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
  • 瑠璃オーストラリア虫食いるりオーストラリアむしくいsuperb blue-wren (Malurus cyaneus), superb fairywren, blue wren
  • 瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光るるりもはりもてらせばひかる（「瑠璃」は青い宝玉又は色付きのガラス、「玻璃」は無色の水晶又はガラス、いずれも貴重な宝玉、そのような宝玉は光が当たれば光り輝き目立つように）才能のある者はどこにいても目立つ、また、機会さえ与えれば活躍するということ。cream rises to the top, great talent will stand out anywhere
  • 瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば分かるるりもはりもてらせばわかるcream rises to the top, great talent will stand out anywhere

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-10
Four Corner
1716.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4f10.3
Heisig
1528
Nelson
2965