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land

HSK 10 N2
リク、ロク
おか
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 坴 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (陸)
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
a clod of earth
View phonetic series →
Simplified (陆)
mound+ attack =
land
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Simplified component
attack
strike, hit, beat
Shorthand for the phonetic 坴 component in the traditional character 陸.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Lù]
surname Lu
/ [liù]
six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
/ [lù]
shore; land; continent
Japanese
(ateji) ろく 同音
adj-nanoun usually kana satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy (used with negative verb)
ろく むう 同音
numeric six; 6 (陸 is used in legal documents)
りく おか 同音
noun land; shore
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あつし
Atsushi given name
おか
Oka surname
おく
Oku unclassified name
くが
Kuga surname
たかし
Takashi unclassified name
のぼる
Noboru unclassified name
りく
Riku female given namesurname
Ru surname