Quick answer
輪 is the kanji for "Ring". Its reading is わ (wa). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Ring
Also : Link · Loop · Wheel · Circle
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
15 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 輪 represents 'WHEEL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of wheel.
On-reading: りん — remember this sound by associating it with wheel. Kun-reading: わ.
Example Sentences
自転車の車輪がパンクしたので、修理に持っていきました。
じてんしゃのしゃりんがぱんくしたので、しゅうりにもっていきました。
My bicycle tire got a flat, so I took it for repair.
花輪を作って、式典の飾りつけをしました。
はなわをつくって、しきてんのかざりつけをしました。
I made a floral wreath and decorated the ceremony.
Vocabulary using 輪
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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