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Japanese symbol for “lin”

Romaji: chitakurin
lin (hexagram 19 of the I Ching: approach)

In Japanese, lin is , read (chitakurin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n lin (hexagram 19 of the I Ching: approach)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
swamp, marsh, brilliance
on: タク
kun: さわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや
7 strokes · JLPT 1
look to, face, meet
on: リン
kun: のぞ.む
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
じもと jimotohome area; home town
じしん jishinearthquake
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
たくさん takusana lot; lots; plenty
ぜいたく zeitakuluxury; extravagance
りんじ rinjitemporary; provisional; interim

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.

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