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Kanji Detail for 鱗 - "scale, fish"

鱗

  • Meaning

    鱗 means "scale, fish."

    1. Scale - The protective covering on fish.

    2. Fish - Creatures with scales.

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    • Verified meaning: scale, fish
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うろこ, りん)

    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 鱗

    Given names 鱗(りん)Listen

    Surnames 鱗(うろこ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    scales (fish)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fish scales

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    scales (of fish, snakes etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fish scales

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

    A protective covering on fish bodies. Made of thin horny plates. Arranged like overlapping roof tiles. Reptiles like the pangolin also occasionally have them. In ancient times, they were collectively called 鱗魚 (scaled fish). | The meaning of arranged in order. As in 鱗次櫛比 (arranged in close order).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rin(リン) リン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koke(こけ) こけ

    kokera(こけら) こけら

    uroko(うろこ) うろこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    24 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)

  • Related Keywords

    scale fish flake shell covering armor protective iridescent pattern reptile shedding

Sentences including 鱗

  • I can see the light.

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