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Kanji Detail for 琉 - "lapis lazuli, ryukyu"

琉

  • Meaning

    琉 means "lapis lazuli, ryukyu."

    1. Lapis lazuli - A precious blue gemstone.

    2. Ryukyu - The islands of Okinawa.

  • Words using 琉

    • 琉球 りゅうきゅう Listen Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

  • Tattoo check: 琉

    • Verified meaning: lapis lazuli, ryukyu
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こはく, りゅう, るい, るん)

    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 琉

    Given names 琉(こはく)Listen 琉(りゅう)Listen 琉(るい)Listen 琉(るん)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    precious stone; gem; lapis lazuli

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sparkling stone; glazed, opaque

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    precious stone

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sparkling stone; opaque, glazed

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

    琉璃. A precious object anciently from the Western Regions. Transparent and lustrous. Has all five colors. Objects made from it were extremely precious, considered a type of crystal jade. During Northern Wei, people from the Greater Yuezhi came to China and first began mining and melting stone to make it. This is today's fired enamel. Later it was also used to glaze ceramics. Tiles on palaces are called 琉璃瓦, also made from this material. Old Beijing had a Liuli Factory, the workshop for making it.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ru(ル) ル

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    lapis lazuli ryukyu gemstone precious stone blue okinawa islands crystal mineral jade jewelry lustrous brilliant polished treasure rare valuable

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