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What does the kanji 凜 mean?

凜 means biting cold; dignified, stern. On'yomi リン. Kun'yomi きびし.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiリン
Kun'yomiきびし.い
Strokes15
Main radical冫
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リンKun'yomi きびし.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

biting cold; dignified, stern

Memory hook

Icy air (冫) filling the sealed granary — BITTERLY COLD, DIGNIFIED.

Main radical

冫ice 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.