光 — light, ray, shine

ひかり光 light

U+5149 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes Freq #527 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #119 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

light
ray
shine

word

ひか hika Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

光(ひか) る hikaru to shine

ひかり hikari Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

光(ひかり) hikari light

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

観(かん) 光(こう) kankou sightseeing 光(こう) 景(けい) koukei scene 月(げつ) 光(こう) gekkou moonlight

Stroke order

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