輪
輪 — Wheel
wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
On’yomiリン (rin)
Kun’yomiわ (wa)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 輪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 五輪 | ごりん gorin | Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings |
| 輪 | わ wa | ring; circle; loop |
| 競輪 | けいりん keirin | keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ yubiwa | (finger) ring |
| 車輪 | しゃりん sharin | (vehicle) wheel |
| 四輪車 | よんりんしゃ yonrinsha | automobile; car |
Study notes
輪 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #693 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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