Japanese symbol for “epiphany”
降臨
こうりん
Romaji: kourin
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany
In Japanese, epiphany is 降臨, read こうりん (kourin).
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Meanings
- n, vs descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany
- n, vs arrival (of an important person); appearance
Written forms: 降臨. Readings: こうりん、ごうりん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “epiphany”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公現祭 | こうげんさい kougensai | Epiphany |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 降りる | おりる oriru | to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down |
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 降る | ふる furu | to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down |
| 下降 | かこう kakou | descent; fall; drop |
| 降下 | こうか kouka | descent; fall; drop |
| 臨時 | りんじ rinji | temporary; provisional; interim |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.