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隆

Prosperity
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリュウ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 39

Meanings

  1. prosperity
  2. high
  3. humpRtK
  4. noble
  1. protuberance
  2. bulge
  3. protrusion
  4. projection
  5. swell

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · walking legs (儿) · life · This is Your Life · cell · drop (丶) · grow up

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1682

Compound words

興隆こうりゅう
rise; prosperity
隆起りゅうき
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell
隆盛りゅうせい
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
膨隆ぼうりゅう
swelling up
隆々りゅうりゅう
prosperous
隆運りゅううん
prosperity
隆昌りゅうしょう
prosperity
隆替りゅうたい
rise and decline
隆隆りゅうりゅう
prosperous
隆鼻術りゅうびじゅつ
augmentation rhinoplasty
筋肉隆々きんにくりゅうりゅう
muscular

Additional Examples

「隆ちゃん見えな〜い〜」「目隠ししてるんだから当然だ」
"Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."tatoeba
隆、もうお風呂に入った？
Have you taken a bath yet, Takashi?tatoeba
法隆寺は世界最古の木造建築である。
The Horyuji is the oldest wooden building in the world.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Prosperity, rise. Hill ⻖ + 生 (to grow) — life rising like a hill.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 隆

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