臨
look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
18 / 18
Information
Vocabulary
リン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 君臨 | クンリン | reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating |
| 臨界 | リンカイ | boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.) |
| 臨時 | リンジ | temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra |
| 臨床 | リンショウ | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 臨場感 | リンジョウカン | (sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨く | のぞく | to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); to examine (an expression); to study (a face); to face |
| 臨む | のぞむ | to look out on; to overlook; to front onto; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by; to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in; to participate; to join |
| 臨終 | りんじゅう | deathbed; dying hour; one's death |
| 降臨 | ごうりん | descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance |
| 臨時国会 | りんじこっかい | extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
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oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
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遣
dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
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稿
draft, copy, manuscript, straw
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品
goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
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嘱
entrust, request, send a message
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路
path, route, road, distance
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覧
perusal, see
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高
tall, high, expensive
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