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Kanji Detail for 輪 - "wheel, ring"

輪

  • Meaning

    輪 means "wheel, ring." Also associated with turn.

    1. Wheel - A circular frame.

    2. Ring - A circular band.

    3. Turn - To rotate; to cycle.

  • Words using 輪

    • 五輪 ごりん Listen Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
    • 競輪 けいりん Listen keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
    • 指輪 ゆびわ Listen (finger) ring
    • 車輪 しゃりん Listen (vehicle) wheel
    • 四輪車 よんりんしゃ Listen automobile; car
    • 二輪車 にりんしゃ Listen two-wheeled vehicle
    • 両輪 りょうりん Listen two wheels
    • 内輪 うちわ Listen family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); one's fellows

  • Four-character idioms with 輪

    • 六道輪廻 ろくどうりんね Listen endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
    • 流転輪廻 るてんりんね Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
    • 転生輪廻 てんしょうりんね Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
    • 輪廻転生 りんねてんしょう Listen all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
    • 金輪奈落 こんりんならく Listen utmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end

  • Tattoo check: 輪

    • Verified meaning: wheel, ring
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read めぐり, りん, るん)
    • Also carries these associations: turn

    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 輪

    Given names 輪(めぐり)Listen 輪(りん)Listen 輪(るん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wheel; revolve, turn; recur

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur

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

    A wheel. Made of hard wood in a flat round shape. The inner ring that fits on the axle is called 轂 (hub). The outer ring is called 輞 (rim). The parts between the hub and rim are called 輻 (spokes). One carriage has two wheels. Used to assist on both sides of the carriage while rotating and moving forward. | All flat round things are called 輪. Such as 日輪 (sun disc), 月輪 (moon disc). | A type of power-assist mechanism. Using the speed of rotation to drive mechanical parts. Therefore all kinds of machines have them. | Large. Such as calling a tall, large, and beautiful palace 輪奐 (magnificent). Expression from "Record of Rites, Tangong." Taking turns doing something is called 輪. Such as 輪流 (take turns), 輪值 (rotate duty). | 廣輪. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of land. East-west is 廣. North-south is 輪.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rin(リン) リン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wa(わ) わ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    車 (kuruma・kurumahen)

  • Related Keywords

    wheel ring turn circulate flower grand in sequence surroundings circle band circular circumference cycle disc halo hoop loop orbit revolution rotate rotation spiral wreath

Sentences including 輪

  • I bought this ring at a certain place.

  • You can make book on it that he won't help you.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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