浪

10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained

On'yomi
  • ロウ
    		person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
Nanori
  • なに
  • なみ
    		wave ②ups and downs

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ロウ 68.5%
なみ 28.3%
なに 3.3%

Character Breakdown

wandering, waves, billows
ロウ　なみ　なに (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

ろう
浪
まん
漫
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) ②(nigh) impossible dream ③(full-length) novel ④romance
ろう
浪
し
士
ronin
ろう
浪
にん
人
ronin ②high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ③person out of work ④wanderer
る
流
ろう
浪
vagrancy
ろう
浪
ひ
費
waste
る
流
ろう
浪
にん
人
wanderer
ほう
放
ろう
浪
wandering
と
門
なみ
浪
waves in narrow straits
しら
白
なみ
浪
もの
物
tale featuring robbers
あと
跡
しら
白
なみ
浪
wake (of a ship) ②going missing without a trace
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References

Unicode hex code 6D6A
JIS X 0208 1-47-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2570
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3155
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 439
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 527
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17482
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1937
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1753
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1877
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1475
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1362
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1398
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1202
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1482
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a7.5
Four corner code 3313.2
De Roo Code 365