燐
phosphorus
Readings
On'yomi
- リン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
燐 centers on phosphorus, a chemical element known for its faint glow when exposed to air. The meaning is specific to this element and its luminescent property.
Most common words using 燐
20 of 21- 燐りん
phosphorus (P)
- 燐光りんこう
phosphorescence
- アルギニン燐酸アルギニンりんさん
arginine phosphoric acid
- クレアチン燐酸クレアチンりんさん
creatine phosphate
- メタ燐酸メタりんさん
metaphosphoric acid
- 次亜燐酸じありんさん
hypophosphorous acid
- 燐火りんか
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
- 燐灰岩りんかいがん
phosphate rock; phosphorite
- 燐灰石りんかいせき
apatite
- 燐礬石りんばんせき
amblygonite
- 燐票りんぴょう
matchbox label
- 燐蛋白質りんたんぱくしつ
phosphoprotein
- 燐鉱りんこう
phosphoric ore
- 燐鉱石りんこうせき
phosphorite; rock phosphate; phosphate rock
- 白燐はくりん
white phosphorus
- 白燐弾はくりんだん
white phosphorus shell
- 過燐酸かりんさん
superphosphate
- 過燐酸塩かりんさんえん
superphosphate
- 過燐酸石灰かりんさんせっかい
superphosphate of lime; calcium superphosphate
- 過燐酸肥料かりんさんひりょう
superphosphate fertilizer
Study
Etymology
燐 combines 火 (fire) with 粦, which likely contributes the sound リン. The character was created to represent phosphorus, referencing its glow like a fire.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is fire 火, and the right side 粦 looks like a complex arrangement. Imagine a mysterious fire that glows faintly in the dark—that's phosphorus.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, think of a ring of phosphorus glowing in the dark: ring -> リン, and the fire 火 on the left makes it glow.