1200 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1925 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1717 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1878 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2043 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1676 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1607 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3204 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
524 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32983 | Morohashi |
2591 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
518 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
557 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛍光灯 【ケイコウトウ】 fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light, person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake
- 蛍光 【ケイコウ】 fluorescence
- 流蛍 【リュウケイ】 flying firefly
Kun reading compounds
- 蛍 【ほたる】 firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm
- 蛍藺 【ほたるい】 Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)
- 海蛍 【うみほたる】 sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- luciérnaga
Portuguese
- pirilampo
- vaga-lume
French
- ver luisant
- luciole
3n8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
9013.6 | Four corner code |
3213.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
86cd | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 板門店 【パンムンジョム】 Panmunjon (Korea), Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
- 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
- 合板 【ゴウハン】 veneer board, plywood, joint publication
- 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate
- 版木 【ハンギ】 (printing) block, woodcut
- 板金 【バンキン】 sheet metal, metal plate
- 降板 【コウバン】 leaving the mound, being knocked out, resignation, stepping down, withdrawing
- 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate
Kun reading compounds
- 板 【いた】 board, plank, sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, cutting board, chopping board, chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook, stage (i.e. at a theatre)
- 板ガラス 【いたガラス】 plate glass, sheet glass
- まな板 【まないた】 chopping board, cutting board, flat chest, tiny breasts
- 厚板 【あついた】 thick board, plank, steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm), heavy brocade cloth, Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- tabla
- tablero
- placa
Portuguese
- prancha
- junta
- prato
- estágio
French
- planche
- plaque
- panneau
- stade
305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
395 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
373 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
709 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
468 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
632 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1047 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1090 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
987 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1079 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1067 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14518 | Morohashi |
858 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2595 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
724 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
781 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
310 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1867 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4194.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
677f | Unicode hex code |