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鈴

鈴 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

形声。「金」 + 音符「令」。「すず」を意味する漢語｛鈴｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

small bell, buzzer

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • レイJHS
  • リンJHS
Kun (native)
  • すずJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ず
Other languages
  • 拼音ling2
  • 한글ryeong
  • Hán-ViệtLinh

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

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9234

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金令

Words using this kanji

  • 鈴すず（すず）中空で中に玉等が入っていて、振ると音が出る鳴物。 (りん、れい)仏前で鳴らす鐘。bell (often globular)
  • 鈴虫すずむし「すずむし」参照。bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica), pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
  • 鈴蘭すずらんキジカクシ目キジカクシ科スズラン亜科スズラン属に属する多年草の一種。学名: Convallaria majalis。 1.の内、日本産スズランのこと。学名: Convallaria majalis var. keiskei。lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
  • 鈴鴨すずがもgreater scaup (species of diving duck, Aythya marila)
  • 鈴蛙すずがえるOriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis)
  • 鈴口すずぐちentrance to a daimyo's mansion, glans (of the penis)
  • 鈴懸すずかけplane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis), hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners
  • 鈴鏡れいきょうreikyō, bronze mirror with small bells attached to the rim (Kofun period)
  • 鈴なりすずなりbunches (e.g. of fruit), clusters, crammed (e.g. with people), overflowing
  • 鈴虫草すずむしそうLiparis makinoana (species of miniature orchid)
  • 鈴懸の木スズカケノキplane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
  • 鈴鹿大学すずかだいがくSuzuka University
  • 鈴を鳴らすりんをならすto ring a bell
  • 鈴なりになるすずなりになるto grow in clusters
  • 鈴鹿国際大学すずかこくさいだいがくSuzuka International University
  • 鈴峯女子短大れいほじょしたんだいReiho Women's Junior College
  • 鈴を転がすようすずをころがすようclear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
  • 鈴与シンワートすずよシンワートSuzuyo Sinwart Corporation
  • 鈴鹿医療科学大学すずかいりょうかがくだいがくSuzuka University of Medical Science, SUMS
  • 鈴鹿医療科学技術大学すずかいりょうかがくぎじゅつだいがくSuzuka University of Medical Science and Technology

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-5
Four Corner
8812.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a5.11
Heisig
1508
Nelson
4837