| 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) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 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
- Korean:
- seom
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 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 |
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 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
- 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
- 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
- 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight
Kun reading compounds
- 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
- 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
- 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off
Readings
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- lámpara
- luz
- contador para luces
Portuguese
- lâmpada
- luz
- sufixo p/ contagem de luzes
French
- lampe
- lumière
- compteur de lampes
| 583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18855 | Morohashi |
| 825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-5 | SKIP code |
| 9182.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 706f | Unicode hex code |