What does kanji 凌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 凌 is endure.

How is kanji 凌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 凌 are しの.ぐ; the onyomi readings are リョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 凌?

The main radical for kanji 凌 is 冫.

What words use kanji 凌?

Example words that use kanji 凌 include 凌ぐ, 凌ぎ, 凌ぎ場, 凌雲.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

凌

Meaning

Kanji 凌

endure

endure, keep out rain, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しの.ぐ
Onyomi 音読み: リョウ
Nanori 名乗り: りょう

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2423
Strokes: 10
Radical: 冫
Components: 冫 • 土 • 夂 • 八
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 陵 • 崚 • 稜 • 倰 • 菱 • 夌 • 掕

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Showing 17 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

凌ぐ

しのぐ

to endure

凌ぎ

しのぎ

tiding over

凌ぎ場

しのぎば

shelter

凌雲

りょううん

skyscraping

凌駕

りょうが

excelling

凌虐

りょうぎゃく

humiliation

凌辱

りょうじょく

rape

凌遅

りょうち

lingchi

凌波性

りょうはせい

seaworthiness

凌霄

りょうしょう

Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)

凌霄花

のうぜんかずら

Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)

凌霄葉蓮

のうぜんはれん

nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

寒さを凌ぐために火をたいた。

I lit a fire to keep out the cold.

急場を凌ぐことができた。

We managed to tide over the emergency.

彼の才能は他の追随を凌駕している。

His talent surpasses all others.

どうやって飢えを凌いだのですか。

How did you stave off hunger?

夏の暑さを凌ぐのは大変だ。

It is hard to endure the summer heat.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 10 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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