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Kanji

陵

mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound, hill

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みささぎ

Nanori (Name Reading)

おか, たか

Common Readings

リョウ, みささぎ

Example sentences

陵辱 りょうじょく
戦争の記録には、捕虜が陵辱を受けた事例も残っている。

War records also contain accounts of prisoners of war being subjected to sexual violence.

丘陵 きゅうりょう
その町はなだらかな丘陵に囲まれている。

The town is surrounded by gentle, rolling hills.

陵 みささぎ
古代の陵を訪れた人々は、静かに手を合わせた。

Visitors to the ancient imperial tomb quietly brought their hands together in prayer.

迦陵頻伽 かりょうびんが
その歌手の歌声は、まるで迦陵頻伽のように美しい。

That singer's voice is as beautiful as a Kalavinka's.

陵墓 りょうぼ
その古い陵墓は、歴史的に重要な聖域として厳重に守られている。

That ancient imperial mausoleum is strictly protected as a site of historical importance.

Example Vocabulary

陵辱

りょうじょく

to violate; to subject someone to severe humiliation or sexual violence

丘陵

きゅうりょう

hill; rolling hills

陵

みささぎ

an imperial tomb; the mausoleum of an emperor or sovereign

丘陵地帯

きゅうりょうちたい

御陵

ごりょう

迦陵頻伽

かりょうびんが

Kalavinka; mythical bird with a beautiful voice

陵墓

りょうぼ

imperial mausoleum; royal tomb

陵駕

りょうが

山陵

さんりょう

陵虐

りょうぎゃく

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