# 陵 — imperial tomb; mound

陵 means “imperial tomb; mound”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: みささぎ (misasagi).

- Meaning: imperial tomb; mound
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: みささぎ (misasagi)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 3

## How to remember 陵

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 土 earth · 儿 legs · 夂 dragging feet

## Don't confuse it with

[陸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/land/)

## More in the “Land & places 3” set

[那](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naha/) · [畿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/capital-region/) · [唐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tang-china/) · [呉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wu-dynasty/) · [溝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gutter/) · [陵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-tomb/) · [峡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gorge/) · [峰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crest/) · [沙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-sand/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-tomb/. Last updated 2026-11-01.