15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Kun'yomi
  • to shine
On'yomi
Nanori
  • あき
  • あきら
  • さき
  • てる
  • ひかる

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

かがや 88.0%
てる 11.2%
0.8%

Character Breakdown

radiance, shine, sparkle
かがや.く てる キ (7th, N1)
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)
army, force, troops
グン いくさ (4th, N2)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

References

Unicode hex code 8F1D
JIS X 0208 1-21-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1371
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5972
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1402
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1775
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 947
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1280
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 302
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 324
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1205
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2499
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1264
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38372
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1132
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1653
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1767
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1800
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1807
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 777
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1779
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 308
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c8.8
Four corner code 9725.6
De Roo Code 1055