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臨 means 'to face'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1313   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-18    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 78 words   Used in 97 words   Used in 124 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   リン
Kun
   のぞむ to face, look out on
Additional readings
Name    み
Variants
临 (Chinese)  
Notes
Originally formed as combination of 臥 (lie down) and 品 (goods), with 人 (person) becoming 𠂉 (man). Right side does not exist as kanji.
Components
⿰  臣 subject  ⿱  𠂉 (人) man  品 goods  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 臨 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 臨 is used 97 times, read 2 ways.
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リン : 90 words FIND ALL
り ん じ 0
temporary; special; extraordinary
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のぞむ : 7 words FIND ALL
の ぞ む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to look out on
2. to face
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Additional data
Henshall: 1004 (originally: 994)  Joy o' Kanji : 994  Key to Kanji: 1077 

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臨
リン   のぞむ to face, look out on   
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臣
シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
品
ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
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