| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楯鱗 【ジュンリン】 placoid scale
- 防楯 【ボウジュン】 gun shield (esp. artillery)
Kun reading compounds
- 盾 【たて】 shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
- 楯突く 【たてつく】 to defy, to disobey, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist
- 醜の御楯 【しこのみたて】 the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- escudo
- pretexto
Portuguese
French
| 2314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1897 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15173 | Morohashi |
| 1016 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2573 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4296.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 696f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
- 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
Kun reading compounds
- 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
- 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- variedad
- clase
- parecido
- afectar
Portuguese
- espécie
- tipo
- variedade
- classe
- gênero
French
- sorte
- variété
- classe
- genre
| 534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 602 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 680 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 493 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1012 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 563 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43608P | Morohashi |
| 1807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 480 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 9148.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 985e | Unicode hex code |