# 陸 — land; continent

陸 means “land; continent”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リク (riku). Kun'yomi: おか (oka). You'll see it in words such as 陸 (riku, “land; shore”).

- Meaning: land; continent
- On'yomi: リク (riku)
- Kun'yomi: おか (oka)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 陸

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 土 earth · 儿 legs · 土 earth

## Words with 陸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 陸 | りく (riku) | land; shore |

## Don't confuse it with

[陵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-tomb/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [睦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harmonious/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[陸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/land/) · [埼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/saitama/) · [埋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bury/) · [砂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sand/) · [郊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suburbs/) · [頂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summit/)

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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/n2-kanji/land/. Last updated 2026-11-01.