琉 — kanji meaning “precious stone”
琉
precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
- Meanings
- precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
- On'yomi
- リュウ (ryuu)、ル (ru)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2036 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 96
- Chinese reading
- liú — Chinese character page
Words with 琉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琉球 | りゅうきゅう ryuukyuu | Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture |
| 琉球大学 | りゅうきゅうだいがく ryuukyuudaigaku | University of the Ryukyus |
| 琉球銀行 | りゅうきゅうぎんこう ryuukyuuginkou | Bank of The Ryukyus |
| 琉歌 | りゅうか ryuuka | Okinawan fixed form poetry |
| 琉金 | りゅうきん ryuukin | ryūkin goldfish (Carassius auratus); fringetail |
| 琉球列島 | りゅうきゅうれっとう ryuukyuurettou | Ryukyu Islands |
| 琉球諸島 | りゅうきゅうしょとう ryuukyuushotou | Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture |
| 琉球音階 | りゅうきゅうおんかい ryuukyuuonkai | Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti) |
| 琉球語 | りゅうきゅうご ryuukyuugo | Ryukyuan languages |
| 琉球芋 | りゅうきゅういも ryuukyuuimo | sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) |
| 琉球藍 | りゅうきゅうあい ryuukyuuai | Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia) |
| 琉球王国 | りゅうきゅうおうこく ryuukyuuoukoku | Ryukyu Kingdom |
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