凛

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See also: 凜
凛 U+51DB, 凛
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Translingual

Han character

凛 (Kangxi radical 15, 冫+13, 15 strokes, cangjie input 戈一卜田火 (IMYWF), composition ⿰冫禀)

  1. to shiver with cold or fear

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 133, character 43
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1718
  • Dae Jaweon: page 298, character 24
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 301, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+51DB

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 凛 – see 凜 (“freezing cold; solemn; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 凜).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

凛

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Readings

  • Go-on: りん (rin)
  • Kan-on: りん (rin)
  • Kun: きびしい (kibishii, 凛い)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
凛
りん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 凛.

Pronunciation

Adjective

凛(りん) • (rin) ←りん (rin)?†-tari (adnominal 凛(りん)とした (rin to shita) or 凛(りん)たる (rin taru), adverbial 凛(りん)と (rin to) or 凛(りん)として (rin to shite))

  1. severe in attitude or bearing
    凛(りん)とした女性(じょせい)
    rin to shita josei
    dignified woman
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "凛たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 凛たら りんたら rintara
Continuative (連用形) 凛と
凛たり		 りんと
りんたり		 rinto
rintari
Terminal (終止形) 凛たり りんたり rintari
Attributive (連体形) 凛たる りんたる rintaru
Realis (已然形) 凛たれ りんたれ rintare
Imperative (命令形) 凛たれ りんたれ rintare
Key constructions
Negative 凛たらず りんたらず rintarazu
Contrasting conjunction 凛たれど りんたれど rintaredo
Causal conjunction 凛たれば りんたれば rintareba
Conditional conjunction 凛たらば りんたらば rintaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 凛たりき りんたりき rintariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 凛たりけり りんたりけり rintarikeri
Adverbial 凛と りんと rinto
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
凛
りん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Proper noun

凛(りん) • (Rin) 

  1. a female given name

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

凛 (eum 름 (reum))

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Vietnamese

Han character

凛: Hán Nôm readings: lẫm, linh, xuân, quỳnh

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