# 虹 — Rainbow

Frequency rank 1777 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 鉢 (Flower Pot), less common than 鬱 (Gloom).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: にじ
- Radical: 虫 Insect (Kangxi 142)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

An insect on the left arches like an umbrella on the right — an insect that curves its body into an umbrella-like arc across the sky creates a rainbow.

In words:

- 虹 にじ — rainbow

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