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Kanji 輪: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 輪: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

Key takeaways

Kanji 輪: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

輪
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Meaning

wheelringcirclelinkloopcounter for wheels and flowers

On reading

リン

Kun reading

わ

Radical

車

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 輪

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

Kanji structure breakdown

輪

Structure breakdown

車 + 侖

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the round (侖) wheel of a cart (車) spinning. This character represents circular objects like wheels or rings. It is easy to remember if you think of the five rings (五輪) of the Olympic flag.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

リン
  • 年輪ねんりん

    annual tree ring

  • 輪りん

    wheel / ring / circle

  • 車輪しゃりん

    wheel (car or vehicle)

Kun reading

わ
  • 首輪くびわ

    collar / necklace / choker

  • 輪わ

    ring / circle / hoop

  • 指輪ゆびわ

    finger ring

Commonly used words

  • 年輪
    ねんりん

    annual tree ring

  • 輪
    りん

    wheel / ring / circle

  • 車輪
    しゃりん

    wheel (car or vehicle)

  • 首輪
    くびわ

    collar / necklace / choker

  • 輪
    わ

    ring / circle / hoop

  • 指輪
    ゆびわ

    finger ring

Example sentences

Example 1

犬に赤い首輪をつけた。

Translation

I put a red collar on the dog.

Example 2

彼女は首輪のアクセサリーを買った。

Translation

She bought a choker accessory.

Example 3

木の年輪を数えて年を知る。

Translation

Count the tree rings to know the age.

Example 4

年輪がその木の歴史を語る。

Translation

The tree rings tell the history of the tree.

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