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光

ray
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingひか.る、ひかり
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

光る観光光景光線蛍光灯稲光

Radicals and components

Radical儿legsComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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small (小) · little (小) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 125

Compound words

光るひかる
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
観光かんこう
sightseeing; tourism
光景こうけい
scene; spectacle; sight; view
光線こうせん
ray (of light); beam; light
蛍光灯けいこうとう
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
栄光えいこう
glory
月光げっこう
moonlight; moonbeam
光栄こうえい
honour; honor; glory; privilege
光学こうがく
optics
光輝こうき
brightness; splendour; splendor
光彩こうさい
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
光沢こうたく
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
光年こうねん
light-year
光明こうみょう
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
電光でんこう
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
日光にっこう
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
発光はっこう
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
陽光ようこう
sunshine; sunlight
脚光きゃっこう
footlight; limelight
観光客かんこうきゃく
tourist
光熱費こうねつひ
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
日光浴にっこうよく
sunbathing; basking in the sun
光り輝くひかりかがやく
to shine; to glitter
観光スポットかんこうスポット
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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