燭

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

light, candlepower

Kun'yomi
  • ともしび
    		light
On'yomi
  • ソク
  • ショク
    		light ②obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)

Main Radical

火(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショク 54.4%
ソク 45.6%

Character Breakdown

light, candlepower
ショク　ソク　ともしび (Kentei Pre-1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク　ゾク　いもむし (Kentei 1)
net(罒) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

しょく
燭
light ②obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
しょく
燭
だい
台
candlestick
か
華
しょく
燭
　
の
てん
典
wedding ceremony
か
華
しょく
燭
bright light ②wedding ceremony
しょっ
燭
こう
光
candlepower
ろう
蝋
そく
燭
　
の
しん
芯
wick of a candle
はだか
裸
ろう
蝋
そく
燭
naked candle
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References

Unicode hex code 71ED
JIS X 0208 1-31-4
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2811
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3496
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1391
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1008
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2539
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2976
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19480
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d13.5
Four corner code 9682.7