劉
劉: Liu (surname)
Liu (surname); kill
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)
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リュウ・ル
Kunころす
In Japanese it appears almost only as the Chinese surname 劉 (りゅう); the 'kill' sense ころ.す is archaic.
Key words
劉りゅうLiu (Chinese surname)
Example sentences
取引先の劉さんは、上海から来た人だ。
Mr. Liu, our business partner, is someone who came from Shanghai.
漢の皇室は、劉氏の一族だった。
The Han imperial house was a clan of the Liu family.
劉家の人々は、代々この街で薬屋を営んでいる。
The Liu family has run a pharmacy in this town for generations.