漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 26 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
ひか(る)・ひかり
Meaning
light, to shine

Origin

ORIGIN

A person (儿) holding up fire (火), lighting the surroundings → light.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ光線・栄光・観光
ひかる光る・光り輝く
ひかり光・稲光

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 日光にっこう

    sunlight

  • 光年こうねん

    light year

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

月の 光が きれいです。

The moonlight is beautiful.

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