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Kanji Detail for 凛 - "dignified, severe"

  • Meaning

    凛 means "dignified, severe." Also associated with commanding.

    1. Dignified - Noble and impressive bearing.

    2. Severe - Biting cold; piercing.

    3. Commanding - Inspiring awe and respect.

  • Four-character idioms with

    • 勇気凛凛 ゆうきりんりん Listen full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited
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    • Verified meaning: dignified, severe
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read りゅう, りり, りりい, りん)
    • Also carries these associations: commanding

    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.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (りゅう)Listen (りり)Listen (りりい)Listen (りん)Listen (りんか)Listen (りんな)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cold; strict; severe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to shiver with cold or fear

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to shiver with cold or fear
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

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  • Radical

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