臨 — 18 strokes / Radical「臣」
道5Elementary year 6 / 18 strokes / Radical「臣」
- On
- リンりん · rin
- Kun
- のぞ(む)nozo(mu)
- Meaning
- to face; be present at; temporary
Stroke order
Origin
A person looking down from above upon many things; facing a scene in person — "to face, to attend."
Readings and examples
| Onリンりんrin | 臨時りんじ臨床りんしょう君臨くんりん |
|---|---|
| Kunのぞむnozomu | 臨むのぞむ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 臨時りんじ
temporary; special
- 臨海りんかい
facing the sea; coastal
- 咸臨丸かんりんまる
Example
台風で臨時の休校になった。
The school was specially closed because of the typhoon.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)