Japanese symbol for “ren”
仞
じん
Romaji: jin
ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
In Japanese, ren is 仞, read じん (jin).
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Meanings
- n ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
Written forms: 仞、仭. Readings: じん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁立千仞 | へきりつせんじん hekiritsusenjin | precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth |
| 九仞 | きゅうじん kyuujin | great height |
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