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Kanji Detail for 隆 - "prosperity, high, noble"

隆

  • Meaning

    隆 means "prosperity, high, noble."

    1. Prosperity - Flourishing condition; success.

    2. High - Elevated; raised up.

    3. Noble - Dignified; distinguished.

  • Words using 隆

    • 隆盛 りゅうせい Listen prosperity; flourishing; thriving

  • Origin of 隆

    生, growth, under a reduced 降, "to descend", which supplies the sound ryu: the sense is swelling, growing high. Prosperity as a rising slope — the high point of a fortune.

    How to remember it: Growth 生 pushing the ground up — the swell that keeps rising: prosperity.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 隆

    • Verified meaning: prosperity, high, noble
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おもき, こう, たか, たかい)

    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 隆

    Given names 隆(たか)Listen 隆(たかし)Listen 隆(ゆたか)Listen 隆(りゅう)Listen

    Surnames 隆(おもき)Listen 隆(こう)Listen 隆(たかい)Listen 隆(たかじ)Listen 隆(たかつぐ)Listen 隆(たけし)Listen 隆(のぼる)Listen 隆(またかし)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hump; high; noble; prosperity

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    prosperous, plentiful, abundant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Long; short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    prosperous, plentiful, abundant

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

    Full and grand. Therefore something that bulges out is called 隆起 (rise up). | Prosperous. As in 德隆望重 (high virtue and great prestige) and the like. | Generous. As in 摯誼隆情 (sincere friendship and generous sentiment) and the like. | 隆隆. The sound of thunder. Found in the Book of Han.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    prosperity high noble prosperous vigorous flourish elevated eminence grandeur lofty prominence prestige raised magnificence

Sentences including 隆

  • Have you taken a bath yet, Takashi?

  • The Horyuji is the oldest wooden building in the world.

  • "Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."

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