Entry
  1. Noun

    swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver

Also written 浮輪【うきわ】浮環【うきわ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

floating, float, rise to surface

Kun
う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
776 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

うき

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7, 1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
3214.7Four corner code
347deroo
6d6eUnicode hex code
1-41-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2575Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3159New Nelson (John Haig)
435New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
522Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
319Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
730Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
787Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1047A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1069Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
991Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17487XMorohashi
1752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
938Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
968Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
684Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1359Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
820Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1197Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
738Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani 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