光
light, ray
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:6
JLPT:3
Frequency:527
Vocabulary
コウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄光 | エイコウ | glory |
| 観光 | カンコウ | sightseeing; tourism |
| 光栄 | コウエイ | honour; honor; glory; privilege |
| 光学 | コウガク | optics |
| 光景 | コウケイ | scene; spectacle; sight; view |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月光 | げっこう | moonlight; moonbeam |
| 光 | ひかり | light; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow; happiness; hope; influence; power; vision; eyesight; optical fiber; optical fibre |
| 光る | ひかる | to shine; to glitter; to be bright |
| 日光 | にっこう | sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva) |
| 日光浴 | にっこうよく | sunbathing; basking in the sun |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
完
completion, end, perfect
Grade 4JLPT 3
宅
home, house, my husband, our house, residence
Grade 6JLPT 3
突
collision, pierce, prick, protruding, stab, sudden, thrust
Grade 8JLPT 3
床
bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami
Grade 8JLPT 2
花
flower
Grade 1JLPT 4
攻
aggression, attack, criticize, polish
Grade 8JLPT 1
究
research, study
Grade 3JLPT 4
辛
acrid, bitter, hot, spicy
Grade 8JLPT 2
来
become, cause, come, due, next
Grade 2JLPT 5
峡
gorge, ravine
Grade 8JLPT 1