15 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

remove astringency, bleach in water

Kun'yomi
  • to remove the astringent taste from persimmons ②to soak in water ③to matte (with black lacquer)
  • to remove the astringent taste from persimmons ②to soak in water ③to matte (with black lacquer)
On'yomi
  • ラン
  • リン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

リン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

remove astringency, bleach in water
リン ラン あわ.す (Kentei 1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

fish sliced open, seasoned with mirin, soy sauce, etc. and dried in the sun
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References

Unicode hex code 9182
JIS X 0208 1-78-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4792
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6180
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39891
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7e8.1
Four corner code 1469.0