6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

ray, light

Kun'yomi
  • to shine
  • light ②illumination ③happiness ④influence
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • あき
  • あきら
  • こお
  • てる
  • ひこ
  • みつ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ひかり 58.4%
コウ 31.9%
ひか 9.4%
みつ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

ray, light
ひかり コウ ひか.る (2nd, N3)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Contained In

耀

Common Words

light ②illumination ③happiness ④influence
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
(flash of) lightning
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References

Unicode hex code 5149
JIS X 0208 1-24-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1358
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 349
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2391
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3043
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1550
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2121
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 125
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 417
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 281
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 217
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1350
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 116
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 138
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 138
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 72
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 123
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 129
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 121
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 345
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 464
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 143
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 120
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n3.2
Four corner code 9021.1
De Roo Code 1057