劉 — kanji meaning “weapon of war”
劉
weapon of war, logging axe, kill en masse, peeling (paint off a wall, etc), sparse, faded
- Meanings
- weapon of war, logging axe, kill en masse, peeling (paint off a wall, etc), sparse, faded
- On'yomi
- リュウ (ryuu)、ル (ru)
- Kun'yomi
- ころ.す
- Name readings
- らう、のぶ、みずち
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1947 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- liú — Chinese character page
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