| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 987 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 88 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13855 | Morohashi |
| 894 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 91 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
shining, bright
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昭 【ショウ】 nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭和 【ショウワ】 Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
- 昭昭 【ショウショウ】 clear, bright, plain, obvious
- 遍照 【ヘンジョウ】 universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 かず、 かずみ、 てる
- Korean:
- so, jo
Spanish
- luminoso
- brillante
Portuguese
- brilhar
- brilhante
French
- briller
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6706.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 662d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陽 【ヨウ】 (the) positive, yang (in Chinese divination), the open, visible place, public place
- 陽気 【ヨウキ】 cheerful, jovial, merry, lively, weather, season, spirit of yang
- 山陽 【サンヨウ】 south side of a mountain, Sanyo district
- 陰陽 【インヨウ】 cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 陽 【ひ】 sun, sunshine, sunlight
- 日差し 【ひざし】 sunlight, rays of the Sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あけ、 はる、 ひろ、 やん、 よ
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- positivo
- masculino
Portuguese
- brilho do sol
- princípio do yang
- positivo
- masculino
- paraíso
- dia
French
- Yang
- soleil
- éclat solaire
- positif
- mâle
- paradis
- journée
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 990 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 753 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 989 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1567 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 640 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 747 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41725 | Morohashi |
| 626 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 413 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3651 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 967d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1170 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舎 【シャ】 hut, house, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory, one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
- 舎弟 【シャテイ】 one's younger brother, underling (e.g. in yakuza), junior male peer, sworn younger brother
- 公舎 【コウシャ】 official residence
- 兵舎 【ヘイシャ】 barracks
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 とり
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- casa de campo
- posada
- cabaña
- casa
Portuguese
- casa de campo
- pousada
- cabana
- casa
- mansão
French
- chaumière
- hutte
- auberge
- maison
- résidence
| 629 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 727 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 700 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1056 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 423 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 872 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1689 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 721 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 791 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 805 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1654 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 51 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2555 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1774 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 322 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30278P | Morohashi |
| 2060 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 316 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 685 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 820e | Unicode hex code |