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臨

Kanji 臨: meaning "face, attend", readings, stroke order

The kanji 臨 means "face, attend". On'yomi: リン; kun'yomi: のぞむ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
face, attend
On'yomi
リン
Kun'yomi
のぞむ
Strokes
18
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 臨

  • 臨む のぞむ — to look out on, to face, to attend (function)
  • 臨床 りんしょう — Clinical
  • 臨時 りんじ — temporary, special, extraordinary

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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