Kanji

輪

wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

もと, わ

Common Readings

リン, わ

Example sentences

指輪 ゆびわ
プロポーズ 美しい 指輪 贈った

He gave her a beautiful ring when he proposed.

大事 だいじ
この 指輪 祖母 から 譲り受けた とても 大事な もの です

This ring is a very precious item inherited from my grandmother.

みんな なって 座った

Everyone sat in a circle.

輪郭 りんかく
夕闇 遠く 輪郭 ぼんやり 浮かび上がっている

In the dusk, the outline of the distant mountains is faintly emerging.

首輪 くびわ
飼い犬 新しい 首輪 買って あげた

I bought my dog a new collar.

車輪 しゃりん
自転車 車輪 壊れてしまった

The bicycle wheel has broken.

腕輪 うでわ
彼女 誕生日 美しい 腕輪 プレゼント された

She was given a beautiful gold bracelet for her birthday.

一輪 いちりん
一輪 咲いていた

A single flower was blooming in the garden.

金輪際 こんりんざい
金輪際 もう 会わない

I will absolutely never see you again.

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