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What does the kanji 廉 mean?

廉 means integrity, incorruptibility; cheap, low-priced. On'yomi レン.

Quick facts
On'yomiレン
Strokes13
Main radical广
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi レン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

integrity, incorruptibility; cheap, low-priced

Memory hook

Under the roof (广), the one who holds several posts (兼) yet takes nothing — INTEGRITY, CHEAP.

Main radical

广lean-to roof 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 13 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.