8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 2nd grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N4
                                            bright, light
Kun'yomi
- あ - か - り - light ②lamp 
- あ - け - る - to open (a door, etc.) ②to open (for business, etc.) ③to dawn ④to end (of a period, season) 
- -あ - け 
- あ - く - to open (e.g. doors) ②to open (e.g. business, etc.) ③to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) ④to have a hole 
- あ - く - る - next (day, morning, etc.) 
- あ - か - す - to pass (the night) ②to reveal ③to prove 
- あ - か - る - い - light ②bright (of a color) ③cheerful ④encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.) 
- あ - か - る - む - to brighten 
- あ - か - ら - む - to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky) 
- あ - き - ら - か - clear ②bright 
On'yomi
- メ - イ - brightness ②discernment ③nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30) 
- ミョ - ウ - vidya (wisdom) ②mantra ③the coming (July 4, etc.) 
- ミ - ン - Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644) 
Nanori
- あきら 
- あけ 
- あす 
- きら 
- け 
- さや - clearly ②cleanly 
- さやか 
- とし 
- はる 
- み 
- め 
Main Radical
日(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| メイ | 63.8% | 
| あかりあける-あけあくあくるあかす | 14.5% | 
| あきら | 10.5% | 
| あかるいあかるむあからむ | 6.2% | 
| ミョウ | 3.9% | 
| あけ | 1.0% | 
| あす | 0.2% | 
| み | 0.0% | 
| あきらか | 0.0% | 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 660E | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-44-32 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2110 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2435 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 855 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1060 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 572 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 756 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 20 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 20 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 84 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 623 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 58 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13805 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 208 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 18 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 18 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 141 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 186 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 228 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 167 | 
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 152 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 106 | 
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.9 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 984 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 20 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4c4.1 | 
| Four corner code | 6702.0 | 
| De Roo Code | 3846 |