陵
陵 — Mausoleum
mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound, hill
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiみささぎ (misasagi)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 陵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陵 | みささぎ misasagi | imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill |
| 丘陵 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | hill; hillock; rolling hills |
| 陵墓 | りょうぼ ryoubo | imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum |
Study notes
陵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1746 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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