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Kanji Detail for 梁 - "beam"

梁

  • Meaning

    梁 means "beam." Also associated with dam.

    1. Beam - A structural support in buildings.

    2. Bridge - A structure crossing water.

    3. Dam - A barrier to catch fish.

  • Four-character idioms with 梁

    • 跋扈跳梁 ばっこちょうりょう Listen evildoers being rampant and roaming at will
    • 跳梁跋扈 ちょうりょうばっこ Listen being rampant; domination

  • Tattoo check: 梁

    • Verified meaning: beam
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うつばり, お, こばやし, はり)
    • Also carries these associations: dam

    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 梁

    Given names 梁(はり)Listen 梁(りょう)Listen

    Surnames 梁(うつばり)Listen 梁(お)Listen 梁(こばやし)Listen 梁(やな)Listen 梁(やん)Listen 梁(りゃん)Listen 梁(りやん)Listen 梁(りよう)Listen 梁(れおん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    weir; fish trap; beam; girder

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bridge; beam; rafters; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bridge; beam, rafter; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A bridge. Such as the place name 呂梁, named after a bridge. Hence key points of things are called 津梁 (fords and bridges), meaning what one relies on to cross. Also, a place where water is dammed with openings to catch fish is called 魚梁 (fish weir). | A house beam. What spans horizontally between two pillars is called 梁. Commonly also written as 樑. | The raised part of an object. Such as the human body has 鼻梁 (bridge of nose), 脊梁 (spine). The handle of implements that can be lifted is also called 梁. Such as baskets and boxes. Raised parts on hats and shoes are all called 梁. Such as shoes with 雙梁 (double ridge), 單梁 (single ridge). Mourning caps are called 三梁冠 (three-ridge caps). | 陸梁: Running about chaotically. From "Yang Xiong's Sweet Springs Rhapsody." Also from "Zhuangzi": "Jumping east and west, not avoiding high or low." Hence bandits rampaging are called 小醜跳梁 (petty villains leaping about). | 彊梁: Meaning stubborn and fierce. "The stubborn and fierce do not die a natural death." From "Inscription on the Golden Man." | Dynasty name. Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, received abdication from Qi and became emperor, naming the dynasty Liang (502 CE). Four rulers over fifty-five years. Abdicated to Chen. | State name. One of the seven powers of the Warring States. Same as Wei. Because it moved its capital to Daliang, it was called Liang. | One of the ancient Nine Provinces. The areas of present-day Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ryoh(リョウ) リョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hari(はり) はり

    hashi(はし) はし

    uchibari(うちばり) うちばり

    utsubari(うつばり) うつばり

    yana(やな) やな

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    beam dam bridge weir girder joist framework span architecture crossing load-bearing roof ceiling structure foundation stability construction

Sentences including 梁

  • My father is a master builder.

  • Beams bear the weight of the roof.

  • A truck came into contact with the bridge supports.

  • He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.

  • The master carpenter is accompanied by three apprentices.

  • This beam won't hold the weight of the second story.

  • This book says the earliest man-made bridges date back to the New Stone Age.

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