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凛
りん
Rin
REEN · a female name
“Dignified, composed”
Poised · Strong · Clear
The story of Rin
The definitive Rin — winter-morning poise in a single character.
Rin describes the feeling of cold, clear morning air — poised, awake, unbending. One of the most loved girls' names of the past two decades.
Kanji by kanji
dignified cold, poise
Built on the ice radical, this kanji turns winter's sharp clarity into human dignity.
How it feels
The full story
About 凛
凛 is strength without noise: the wish for a spine that stays straight and a heart that stays clear, whatever the weather.
Popularity in Japan
Rin has ranked at or near the top of girls' charts throughout the 2010s and 2020s.
Through the decades
The defining one-syllable girls' name of modern Japan.
Deep dive
The word rin to shita — 'rin-like' — praises someone composed and quietly formidable. The name borrows winter's clearest quality: air so cold and pure it makes everything stand up straight.
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