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Kanji Detail for 凛 - "dignified, severe"
凛
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Meaning
凛 means "dignified, severe." Also associated with commanding.
Dignified - Noble and impressive bearing.
Severe - Biting cold; piercing.
Commanding - Inspiring awe and respect.
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Four-character idioms with 凛
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勇気凛凛
ゆうきりんりん
full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited
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勇気凛凛
ゆうきりんりん
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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.
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Name readings of 凛
Given names 凛(りゅう)
凛(りり)
凛(りりい)
凛(りん)
凛(りんか)
凛(りんな)
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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
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Sentences including 凛
He really does have such thick, imposing eyebrows.
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.
今年2020年の２月に生まれた赤ちゃんの名づけトレンドが発表されました。女の子の名前の１位は「凛」男の子は「蓮」でした。
The naming trends for babies born this February 2020 have been announced. The number one girl's name was "Rin", and the number one boy's name was "Ren".