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What does the kanji 琳 mean?

琳 means beautiful jade, tinkling sound of jade. On'yomi リン.

Quick facts
On'yomiリン
Strokes12
Main radical王
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

beautiful jade, tinkling sound of jade

Memory hook

Jewels (王) hung on the tree (木) chiming against each other — FINE JADE.

Main radical

王king 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Data sources and licences

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.