Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 片鱗(へんりん) in Japanese

片鱗
Kana Reading
へんりん
Romaji
henrin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
    Example sentence
    この壁画から古代人生活片鱗伺うことができる。 We can get a glimpse of the life style of ancient people from this wall painting.

Examples of 片鱗, へんりん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

24 strokes

scales (fish)

On'Yomi: リン

Kun'Yomi: うろこ, こけ, こけら

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JLPT 2

4 strokes

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: かた-, かた

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