9 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 3rd grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            shining, bright
On'yomi
- ショ - ウ - nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) 
Nanori
- あき 
- あきら 
- かず 
- かずみ 
- てる 
Character Breakdown
Common Words
                                    the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
                                
                            References
| Unicode hex code | 662D | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-28 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2114 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2446 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 894 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1107 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 602 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 796 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 87 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 91 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 549 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 841 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 517 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13855 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 315 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 997 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1034 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 249 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1406 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 331 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 331 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 867 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 987 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 88 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4c5.4 | 
| Four corner code | 6706.2 | 
| De Roo Code | 3877 |