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Kanji Detail for 凌 - "surpass"
凌
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Meaning
凌 means "surpass." Also associated with transcend, ice.
Surpass - To exceed; to overcome.
Transcend - To rise above; to go beyond.
Ice - Frozen water.
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Words using 凌
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凌ぐ
しのぐ
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
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凌ぐ
しのぐ
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Tattoo check: 凌
- Verified meaning: surpass
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しの, しのぎ, しのぐ, のぼる)
- Also carries these associations: transcend, ice
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 凌
Given names 凌(しの)
凌(しのぐ)
凌(のぼる)
凌(りょう)
Surnames 凌(しのぎ)
凌(りよう)
凌(りん)
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Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
endure; keep (rain)out; stave off; tide over; defy; slight; surpass
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Ling
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Accumulated ice is called 凌.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 凌
トムとメアリーはファースーツを着て、犬と女狐の凌と凛になってたよ。
Tom and Mary put on their fursuits and turned into Ryō and Rin, a dog and a vixen.