Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb

    all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 流転輪回【るてんりんね】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

current, a sink, flow, forfeit

Kun
なが.れるなが.れなが.す-なが.す
On
リュウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
280 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

ながれめぐる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.10The Kanji Dictionary
3411.3, 3011.3Four corner code
357deroo
6d41Unicode hex code
1-46-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2576Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3160New Nelson (John Haig)
441New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
529Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
325Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
400Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
764Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
826Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
296A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1332Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
329Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17572PMorohashi
409A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
247Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
247Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
334sakade
682Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
432henshall3
367Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
235crowley
279Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1200Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
771Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liu2Pinyin reading
ryuKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

Kun
On
リン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
693 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

なわ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7c8.4The Kanji Dictionary
5802.7Four corner code
1553deroo
8f2aUnicode hex code
1-46-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4630Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5973New Nelson (John Haig)
1589New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1999Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1067Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1436Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1822Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1963Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
959A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2316Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
846Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38400Morohashi
601A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1164Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1221Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
533sakade
942Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
631henshall3
630Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
498Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1781Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1839Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lun2Pinyin reading
ryunKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

Kun
まわ.るまわ.すもとお.るめぐ.るめぐ.らす
On
カイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
long stride

Built from

Used in names as

ざこじゃく

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.13The Kanji Dictionary
1640.0Four corner code
5efbUnicode hex code
1-18-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1548Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1659New Nelson (John Haig)
3089New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3833Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2660Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2886Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2896Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
994Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
9575Morohashi
hui2Pinyin reading
hoeKorean reading