583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18855 | Morohashi |
825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
- 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
- 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight
Kun reading compounds
- 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
- 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off
Readings
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- lámpara
- luz
- contador para luces
Portuguese
- lâmpada
- luz
- sufixo p/ contagem de luzes
French
- lampe
- lumière
- compteur de lampes
1153 | 2001 Kanji |
4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
9182.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
- 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
- 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight
Kun reading compounds
- 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
- 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off
Readings
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- lámpara
- luz
- contador para luces
Portuguese
- lâmpada
- luz
- sufixo p/ contagem de luzes
French
- lampe
- lumière
- compteur de lampes
583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18855 | Morohashi |
825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1153 | 2001 Kanji |
4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
9182.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
- 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
- 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight
Kun reading compounds
- 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
- 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off
Readings
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- lámpara
- luz
- contador para luces
Portuguese
- lâmpada
- luz
- sufixo p/ contagem de luzes
French
- lampe
- lumière
- compteur de lampes
583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18855 | Morohashi |
825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1153 | 2001 Kanji |
4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
9182.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵ろうそく 【エロウソク】 candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
- 裸蝋燭 【ハダカロウソク】 naked candle, uncovered candle, unshaded candle
- 燭 【ショク】 light, lamp, obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
- 燭台 【ショクダイ】 candlestick, candlestand
- 華燭 【カショク】 bright light, wedding ceremony
- 手燭 【テショク】 portable candlestick
Kun reading compounds
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
Readings
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
19480 | Morohashi |
3496 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2539 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4d13.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-13 | SKIP code |
9682.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71ed | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
2456 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
- 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
- 奉灯 【ホウトウ】 votive lantern
Kun reading compounds
- 灯涼し 【ひすずし】 coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)
- 灯点し頃 【ひともしごろ】 early evening, dusk, lamp-lighting time, lighting-up time
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
Readings
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
Portuguese
French
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
2800 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
19402 | Morohashi |
1083 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2972 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
9281.8 | Four corner code |
1-37-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71c8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |