What does kanji 嶺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 嶺 is peak.

How is kanji 嶺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 嶺 are みね; the onyomi readings are レイ, リョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 嶺?

The main radical for kanji 嶺 is 山.

What words use kanji 嶺?

Example words that use kanji 嶺 include 嶺上, 嶺上開花, 嶺颪, 分水嶺.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

嶺

Meaning

Kanji 嶺

peak

peak, summit

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: みね
Onyomi 音読み: レイリョウ
Nanori 名乗り: ね

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1959
Strokes: 17
Radical: 山
Components: 一 • 个 • ハ • 卩 • 山 • 目 • 貝 • 頁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 領 • 䕘

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Showing 17 of 22 entries that include this kanji.

嶺上

れんじょう

mountain top

嶺上開花

リンシャンカイホウ

winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong

嶺颪

ねおろし

wind coming from the top of a mountain

分水嶺

ぶんすいれい

watershed

海嶺

かいれい

(submarine) ridge

銀嶺

ぎんれい

silvery, snow-capped mountain

山嶺

さんれい

mountaintop

峻嶺

しゅんれい

steep peak

青嶺

あおね

lush mountain

雪嶺

せつれい

snow-capped peak

中央海嶺

ちゅうおうかいれい

mid-ocean ridge

函嶺

かんれい

the Hakone Mountains

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

あの嶺にはまだ雪が残っている。

There is still snow დარჩing on that peak.

朝日が嶺を赤く染めた。

The morning sun dyed the summit red.

雲の向こうに高い嶺が見える。

A high peak can be seen beyond the clouds.

この嶺を越えれば村に着く。

If we cross this ridge, we'll reach the village.

嶺の上は風がとても強い。

The wind is very strong on the summit.

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