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Kanji Detail for 玲 - "tinkling"

玲

  • Meaning

    玲 means "tinkling." Also associated with beautiful.

    1. Tinkling - The clear sound of jade touching.

    2. Beautiful - Bright and vivid.

  • Four-character idioms with 玲

    • 八面玲瓏 はちめんれいろう Listen beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability

  • Tattoo check: 玲

    • Verified meaning: tinkling
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, すず, とおる)
    • Also carries these associations: beautiful

    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 玲

    Given names 玲(あき)Listen 玲(あきら)Listen 玲(すず)Listen 玲(とおる)Listen 玲(まどか)Listen 玲(もゆら)Listen 玲(りょう)Listen 玲(れい)Listen 玲(れいき)Listen 玲(れいこ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sound of jewels

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tinkling of jade

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the tinkling of jewelry

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

    玲瓏. The sound of jade. | Appearance of carving. Hence colloquially calling exquisite objects 玲瓏.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rei(レイ) レイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    tinkling beautiful beauty sound of gemstones clinking jewel chime clear crystal delicate elegant gem harmony jingle melody musical precious resonance pure sonorous

Sentences including 玲

  • And so, Reiko, it's nothing for you to panic about.

  • I'll try giving the book "Reiko's Recommended" a quick skim read on the spot.

  • "Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"

More kanji with the radical 玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

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