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菱

diamond (shape)
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリョウ
Kun readingひし
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. diamond (shape)
    三菱さんが飲み代を浮かすために家飲みしています。Mr. Mitsubishi is drinking at home to save his drinking money.tatoeba
    東京銀行と三菱銀行が合併した。The Bank of Tokyo amalgamated with the Mitsubishi Bank.tatoeba
  2. water chestnut
  3. rhombus
  4. diamondRtK
  1. water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica)
  2. caltrop (weapon)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · Mao · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · human legs (儿) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1635

Compound words

花菱はなびし
flower-shaped family crest
撒菱まきびし
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
赤菱あかびし
Red Crystal (politically and religiously neutral emblem used by the International Committee of the Red Cross)
鉄菱てつびし
caltrop
菱形ひしがた
rhombus
菱食ひしくい
bean goose (Anser fabalis)
菱脳りょうのう
rhombencephalon
菱餅ひしもち
rhombus-shaped mochi
花菱草はなびしそう
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
撒き菱まきびし
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
東京三菱銀行とうきょうみつびしぎんこう
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)

Additional Examples

三菱さんが飲み代を浮かすために家飲みしています。
Mr. Mitsubishi is drinking at home to save his drinking money.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 菱

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