Kanji

吝

Meaning

miserly stingy and sparing

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • しわい
  • やぶさか
  • おしむ

On'yomi

  • りん き jealousy
  • けん りん greedy and stingy
  • りん しょくか miser

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/7

Component Analysis

吝
miserly, stingy, sparing
しわ.い, やぶさ.か, リン
文
sentence, literature, style...
ふみ, あや, ブン
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
おさ.める, か.る, ガイ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク

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