| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 646 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 857 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 956 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 386 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38849P | Morohashi |
| 3091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 695 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逆 【ギャク】 reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)
- 逆効果 【ギャクコウカ】 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
- 反逆 【ハンギャク】 treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
- 可逆 【カギャク】 reversible, invertible
- 逆旅 【ゲキリョ】 inn
- 逆鱗 【ゲキリン】 one's superior's anger, imperial wrath
- 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
- 乱逆 【ランギャク】 rebellion
Kun reading compounds
- 逆 【さか】 inverse, reverse
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆らう 【さからう】 to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- reverso
- inverso
- opuesto
- ir en contra
- oponerse
- desobedecer
Portuguese
- invertido
- inverter
- travesso
- contrário
French
- inverse
- contraire
- opposé
- mauvais
| 960 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3830.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9006 | 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 |