Japanese Kanji

rin

look to · face · meet

Grade 6 · JLPT N1 · 18 strokes

Readings

  • ONリンrin
  • KUNのぞ.むnozo

Meaning

Look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on.

Stroke order for 臨

臨 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 18 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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