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輪

Wheel
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingリン
Kun readingわ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 13

Meanings

  1. wheelRtK
  2. ring
    彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていた。A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.tatoeba
    私は彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていくのをじっと見つめていた。I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.tatoeba
  3. circle
    大きな輪を描こうよ。Let's make a big circle.tatoeba
  4. link
  5. loop
  6. counter for wheels and flowers
  1. hoop

Synonyms

リング環状

Homonyms

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Same reading (わ)
和 · sum羽 · counter for birds or rabbits把 · counter for bundles

Popular Usage

指輪車輪首輪

Radicals and components

Radical車cart
Components
How it's built
輪
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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car (車) · post-it note · meeting · scrapbook · glass canopy · hood (冂) · flowers (艹)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1963

Compound words

指輪ゆびわ
(finger) ring
車輪しゃりん
(vehicle) wheel
輪廻りんね
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
花輪はなわ
wreath; garland
競輪けいりん
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
三輪さんりん
three wheels
内輪うちわ
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); one's fellows; in-group; private matters
年輪ねんりん
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
両輪りょうりん
two wheels
輪郭りんかく
contour; outline; silhouette; summary; outline
輪番りんばん
rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
五輪ごりん
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
四輪車よんりんしゃ
automobile; car
二輪車にりんしゃ
two-wheeled vehicle
輪ゴムわゴム
rubber band; elastic band
輪切りわぎり
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
１輪いちりん
single flower
一輪いちりん
single flower
九輪くりん
kurin
頚輪くびわ
(animal) collar
埴輪はにわ
haniwa
駐輪ちゅうりん
bicycle parking
輪廓りんかく
contour
輪奐りんかん
grand and splendid building

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に昨晩婚約指輪を贈った。
He gave her an engagement ring last night.tatoeba
彼は四つん這いになって、指輪を探し始めた。
He got down on all fours and started searching for the ring.tatoeba
彼は金輪際君を助けてくれないだろう。
You can make book on it that he won't help you.tatoeba
彼は金の首輪と鳥の羽で作られたコートを着ていた。
He was wearing a gold necklace and a coat made of bird feathers.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Wheel, ring. 車 (cart) + 侖 (ordered spokes) — a wheel with spokes.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 輪

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step