# 隆 — swell up; prosperous

隆 means “swell up; prosperous”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: swell up; prosperous
- On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 隆

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 夂 dragging feet · 生 life; birth

## Don't confuse it with

[降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/)

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[貴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noble/) · [紛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-confused-with/) · [俊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/genius/) · [敏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/agile/) · [堅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steadfast/) · [豪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mighty/) · [隆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell-up/) · [妙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exquisite/) · [雅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elegant/)

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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/swell-up/. Last updated 2026-11-01.