Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1599 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
  • 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 和敬清寂 【ワケイセイジャク】 harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
  • 空寂 【クウジャク】 complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized), quiet and lonely
  • 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
  • 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 闃寂 【ゲキセキ】 silent and still, desolate
  • 寂々 【セキセキ】 sad, lonesome, desolate

Kun reading compounds

  • 寂 【さび】 patina, antique look, elegant simplicity, well-trained voice
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
  • 侘と寂 【わびとさび】 taste for the simple and quiet, wabi and sabi
  • 寂々 【せきせき】 sad, lonesome, desolate
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
  • 寂れる 【さびれる】 to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate, to taper off (of a sound)
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4, ji2
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • soledad
  • solitario
  • morir
  • caer

Portuguese

  • isolamento
  • calmamente
  • amadurecer
  • amadurecimento
  • morte de um padre

French

  • solitude
  • tranquillement
  • mûr
  • patiné
  • mort d'un prêtre
1345 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1871 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1315 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1300 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1213 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1669 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1784 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1380 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
487 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2855 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1472 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
727 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7200 Morohashi
2290 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1342 New Nelson (John Haig)
720 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
777 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1422 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
767 2001 Kanji
3m8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3094.7 Four corner code
1-28-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bc2 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
ray, light
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guang1
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