This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ひか.る、ひかり
Romaji: kou, hika.ru, hikari
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら、こお、てる、ひこ、み、みつ
Romaji: aki, akira, koo, teru, hiko, mi, mitsu
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Meanings

ray, light

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  42
Frequency:  527
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-4-2
Korean Reading:  gwang
Chinese Reading:  guang1
Unicode:  5149
JIS:  3877

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2391
Nelson Index: 1358
New Nelson Index: 349
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n3.2
Four Corner Index: 9021.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 116
Gakken Index: 417
Japanese Names Index: 281
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1350
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.1013
Remembering the kanji Index: 119
Kanji Way Index: 345
Kanji Flashcards Index: 123
Kodansha Compact Index: 143
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 129
Kanji in Context Index: 464
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1550
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2121
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 120
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 125
Essential Kanji Index: 217
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3043
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1057
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 72
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 121

Words

(ひかり)
light
日光 (にっこう)
sunlight
光線 (こうせん)
beam; light ray
月光 (げっこう)
moonlight; moonbeam
発光 (はっこう)
luminescence; radiation
観光 (かんこう)
sightseeing
光学 (こうがく)
optics
栄光 (えいこう)
glory
光子 (こうし)
photon
光る (ひかる)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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