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稜

稜: ridge

ridge; edge
13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
リョウ・ロウ
Kun
いつ・かど

A mountain word: 稜線 is the ridgeline hikers walk along. Reads リョウ in nearly all compounds.

Key words

稜線りょうせんridgeline
山稜さんりょうmountain ridge
岩稜がんりょうrocky ridge
稜角りょうかくedge; angle
五稜郭ごりょうかくGoryokaku (star fort)

Example sentences

The morning sun slowly began to light up the ridgeline of the mountain.

The rocky-ridge route is dangerous, so it is not suited to beginners.

In Hakodate there is a star-shaped castle site called Goryokaku.

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