18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on

Kun'yomi
  • to look out on ②to face (a situation, crisis, etc.) ③to deal with (an issue) ④to attend (e.g. a function)
On'yomi
  • リン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

リン 84.8%
のぞ 15.2%

Character Breakdown

look to, face, meet
リン のぞ.む み (6th, N1)
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
ガ ふ.せる ふせ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン しな ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute

Common Words

descent (to earth, esp. of a god) ②arrival (of an important person)
reigning (over a country) ②dominating
to look out on ②to face (a situation, crisis, etc.) ③to deal with (an issue) ④to attend (e.g. a function)
temporary ②special
critical point (temperature)
boundary ②(nuclear) criticality ③critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment
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References

Unicode hex code 81E8
JIS X 0208 1-46-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3840
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4899
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1630
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2059
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1083
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1470
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 854
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 918
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 897
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 783
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30087
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 994
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 836
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 855
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 880
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1683
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 1004
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1004
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1229
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1806
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 862
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2t15.1
Four corner code 7876.6
De Roo Code 3477