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Readings

Kana: リュウ、ル
Romaji: ryū, ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  96
Frequency:  2036
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-7
Korean Reading:  ryu
Chinese Reading:  liu2
Unicode:  7409
JIS:  4E30

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2939
New Nelson Index: 3642
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f7.5
Four Corner Index: 1011.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20978X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0918
Remembering the kanji Index: 2557
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 660
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 882
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2611
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1221

Words

琉球 (りゅうきゅう)
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
琉球諸島 (りゅうきゅうしょとう)
Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
琉球列島米国軍政府 (りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくぐんせいふ)
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
琉球料理 (りゅうきゅうりょうり)
Ryukyuan food; Ryukyuan cuisine
琉球政府 (りゅうきゅうせいふ)
Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
瑠璃 (るり)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
琉球列島米国民政府 (りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくみんせいふ)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
琉球列島 (りゅうきゅうれっとう)
Ryukyu Islands
琉球藍 (りゅうきゅうあい、リュウキュウアイ)
Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
琉球人 (りゅうきゅうじん)
Ryukyuan (person)
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