Japanese symbol for “scaly”
鱗状
りんじょう
Romaji: rinjou
scaly; scale-like
In Japanese, scaly is 鱗状, read りんじょう (rinjou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n scaly; scale-like
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆鱗 | げきりん gekirin | one's superior's anger |
| 片鱗 | へんりん henrin | part; portion; glimpse |
| 鱗粉 | りんぷん rinpun | scale; wing scale |
| 魚鱗 | ぎょりん gyorin | fish scales |
| 鱗片 | りんぺん rinpen | (animal or plant) scale |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
| 現状 | げんじょう genjou | present condition; existing state; status quo |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scaly”.
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.