| 2930 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1138 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 20915 | Morohashi |
| 3629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2967 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4f5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 1610.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-64-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 73c8 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2944 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21075 | Morohashi |
| 3648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2968 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4f8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1111.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-64-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7432 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
16 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 時 【ジ】 hour, o'clock, (specified) time, when ..., during ...
- 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
- 零時 【レイジ】 twelve o'clock, midnight, noon
- 平時 【ヘイジ】 peacetime, time of peace, ordinary times, normal times
Kun reading compounds
- 時 【とき】 time, hour, moment, occasion, case, chance, opportunity, season, the times, the age, the day, tense
- 時折 【ときおり】 sometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time
- 切り替え時 【きりかえとき】 time to switch over, response time
- 逢魔が時 【おうまがとき】 twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 とぎ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- tiempo
- hora
- ocasión
Portuguese
- tempo
- hora
French
- temps
- heure
| 87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 135 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 19 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2126 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 46 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 57 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1086 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 988 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13890 | Morohashi |
| 924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 24 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 195 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 6404.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6642 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |