劉

weapon of war; logging axe; kill en masse; peeling (paint off a wall, etc); sparse; faded

15 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1947.

Readings

• リュウ (on reading)
• ル (on reading)
• ころす (kun reading)

Components

• 卯
• 金
• 刂
• ⺉ radical knife, right-side form of 刀
• 厶 radical private
• 金 radical gold; metal

Kanji containing 劉

• 嚠 a clear sound
• 瀏 clear

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists