輪 — kanji meaning “wheel”
輪
wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
- Meanings
- wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
- On'yomi
- リン (rin)
- Kun'yomi
- わ
- Name readings
- なわ、も
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #693 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 159
- Chinese reading
- lún — Chinese character page
Words with 輪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指輪 | ゆびわ yubiwa | (finger) ring |
| 五輪 | ごりん gorin | Olympic Games; Olympics |
| 車輪 | しゃりん sharin | (vehicle) wheel |
| 輪郭 | りんかく rinkaku | contour; outline; silhouette |
| 競輪 | けいりん keirin | keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish |
| 年輪 | ねんりん nenrin | annual tree ring; growth ring |
| 内輪 | うちわ uchiwa | family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); one's fellows |
| 首輪 | くびわ kubiwa | (animal) collar |
| 前輪 | ぜんりん zenrin | front wheel |
| 輪ゴム | わゴム wagomu | rubber band; elastic band |
| 輪切り | わぎり wagiri | cutting in round slices; round slice |
| 輪廻 | りんね rinne | samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) |
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