hump, high, noble, prosperity
On'yomi (音読み)
- リュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 隆 primarily means things like hump, high, noble, or prosperity. It is typically used in nouns rather than verbs. Some common compounds include 隆盛 (りゅうせい), which means prosperity or thriving; 興隆 (こうりゅう), meaning rise or revitalization; and 隆起 (りゅうき), which refers to a protuberance or bulge. Another interesting compound is 隆々 (りゅうりゅう), describing something that is prosperous or flourishing. Note that this kanji doesn't have a kun'yomi reading, making it somewhat unique in that respect. It's a great example of how Japanese can combine characters to create deeper meanings.
Example sentences
国が隆盛を迎えた。
The country has achieved prosperity.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hump, high, noble, prosperity
- Tiếng Việt
- gai, cao, quý, thịnh vượng
- 日本語
- 隆, 高い, 高貴, 繁栄
- 한국어
- 융, 높은, 고귀한, 번영
- 中文
- 隆, 高, 高贵, 繁荣
- id
- tonjolan
- th
- ส่วนที่นูนสูง
- es
- protuberancia
- fr
- bosse
- de
- Höcker
- pt
- protuberância
Common compounds
- 隆盛prosperity, flourishing, thriving
- 興隆rise, prosperity
- 隆起protuberance, bulge, protrusion
- 隆々prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 膨隆swelling up
- 隆運prosperity, good fortune
- 隆昌prosperity
- 隆替rise and decline
Words using this kanji
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