漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 415 strokesRadical
On
リン
Kun
Meaning
wheel; ring; circle; loop

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 車 (vehicle) with 侖 for sound; the round wheel of a cart, hence 'wheel/ring'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

リン輪番・一輪・車輪
輪・輪切り・首輪

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 車輪しゃりん

    wheel

  • 一輪車いちりんしゃ

    unicycle

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

自転車の 車輪が 回る。

The bicycle's wheels turn.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)