輪郭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
輪	郭
りん Grade: 4	かく Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
輪廓

Etymology

郭 is a daiyōji replacing 廓.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩŋka̠kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) りんかく [rìńkákú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

輪(りん)郭(かく) • (rinkaku) ^{←りんくわく (rinkwaku)?}

1. contours, outlines
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     パレスティナ人(じん)は、自国領土(じこくりょうど)の輪郭(りんかく)線(せん)を知(し)るべきである。

     Paresutina-jin wa, jikoku ryōdo no rinkakusen o shiru beki de aru.

     Palestinians should know the territorial outlines of their state

References

• “輪郭”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026