淋
lonely, deserted
Readings
On'yomi
- リン
Kun'yomi
- さび.しい
- さみ.しい
Meaning
淋 centers on a sense of emptiness and isolation: being lonely or in a deserted, forlorn place. The water radical suggests a feeling of being washed out or left behind.
Most common words using 淋
- 淋病りんびょう
gonorrhea; gonorrhoea
- 淋菌りんきん
gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
- 墨痕淋漓ぼっこんりんり
in bold, vivid brush strokes
- 寝淋しいねさびしい
missing a sleeping companion
- 油淋鶏ユーリンチー
Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce
- 流汗淋漓りゅうかんりんり
profuse perspiration; dripping with sweat
- 淋毒りんどく
gonorrhoea; gonorrhea; the clap
- 淋漓りんり
(dripping) profusely; heavily; freely
- 淋疾りんしつ
gonorrhea; gonorrhoea
- 痛快淋漓つうかいりんり
very thrilling; extremely delightful; awfully pleasant; intensely satisfying
- 石淋せきりん
urolithiasis; kidney stone; bladder stone
- 鮮血淋漓せんけつりんり
dripping with fresh blood
Study
Etymology
淋 combines 氵 (water) with 林, which likely contributes the sound リン. The water radical may evoke a sense of dripping or sparse flow, metaphorically extending to loneliness or desolation.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside a grove of trees 林: imagine a lonely, deserted forest where only the sound of dripping water breaks the silence.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, picture a lonely ring of trees around a deserted pond: ring -> リン, and the scene feels as empty as the kanji's meaning.