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彼

8 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
又 彳 皮
he, that, the
Kun:
かれ、 かの、 か.の
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
648 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 彼岸 【ヒガン】 equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana, opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side
  • 彼是 【アレコレ】 this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that, around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost

Kun reading compounds

  • 彼 【かれ】 he, him, boyfriend
  • 彼ら 【かれら】 they, them
  • 前彼 【まえかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 元彼 【もとかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
その
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi3
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • eso
  • aquello
  • otra persona

Portuguese

  • ele
  • que
  • o

French

  • lui
  • celui-là
1725 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
536 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1604 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1764 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
520 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
578 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
977 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1010 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1146 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
624 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
346 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10066 Morohashi
290 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1732 New Nelson (John Haig)
883 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
948 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1171 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2424.7 Four corner code
1-40-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f7c Unicode hex code

方

4 strokes
Radical:
square 方
Parts:
方
direction, person, alternative
Kun:
かた、 -かた、 -がた
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
  • 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
  • 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
  • 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula

Kun reading compounds

  • 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
  • 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
  • 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
  • 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher

Readings

Japanese names:
から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • dirección
  • lado
  • cuadrado
  • método
  • manera
  • persona
  • forma de hacer

Portuguese

  • direção
  • pessoa
  • alternativa

French

  • direction
  • personne
  • alternative
138 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
223 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
204 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2082 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
26 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
182 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
70 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
957 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2459 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
501 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13620 Morohashi
1963 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2389 New Nelson (John Haig)
490 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
102 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445 2001 Kanji
4h0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-42-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65b9 Unicode hex code

閃

10 strokes
Radical:
gate 門
Parts:
人 門
flash, brandish
Kun:
ひらめ.く、 ひらめ.き、 うかが.う
On:
セン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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  • 閃亜鉛鉱 【センアエンコウ】 sphalerite, zinc blende
  • 閃ウラン鉱 【センウランコウ】 uraninite
  • 一閃 【イッセン】 flash (of light), glint
  • 電光一閃 【デンコウイッセン】 flash of lightning

Kun reading compounds

  • 閃く 【ひらめく】 to flash (e.g. lightning), to flicker, to glitter, to sparkle, to gleam, to flutter (e.g. flag), to wave, to undulate, to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea), to come to one suddenly
  • 閃き 【ひらめき】 flair, flash, insight, flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.), waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shan3
Korean:
seom

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4942 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4114 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2830 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
41214 Morohashi
6383 New Nelson (John Haig)
2774 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2796 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
8e2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-2 SKIP code
7780.7 Four corner code
1-33-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9583 Unicode hex code

光

6 strokes
Radical:
legs 儿
Parts:
一 儿 尚
Variants:
灮 炗
ray, light
Kun:
ひか.る、 ひかり
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
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