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臨

look to
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingリン
Kun readingのぞ.む
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to look out on
  2. to overlook
  3. to front onto
  4. to face (a situation, crisis, etc.)
  5. to meet (e.g. death)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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retainer · slave · reclining · lying down · goods (品) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 918

Compound words

君臨くんりん
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
臨むのぞむ
to look out on; to overlook; to front onto; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death)
臨界りんかい
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
臨時りんじ
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary
臨終りんじゅう
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
臨床りんしょう
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
臨海りんかい
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
臨場感りんじょうかん
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

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