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: リョウ、あきらか
Romaji: ryō, akiraka
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

clear

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  109
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-12
Korean Reading:  ryo
Chinese Reading:  liao4
Unicode:  77ad
JIS:  4E46

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1238
Nelson Index: 3156
New Nelson Index: 3960
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c12.4
Four Corner Index: 6409.6
Japanese Names Index: 2629
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23697
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0255
Remembering the kanji Index: 2582
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 837
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1145
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1843
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1584

Words

明瞭 (めいりょう)
clarity; clearness
一目瞭然 (いちもくりょうぜん)
apparent; obvious; very clear
簡単明瞭 (かんたんめいりょう)
simple and clear
瞭然 (りょうぜん)
obvious
不明瞭 (ふめいりょう)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
簡潔明瞭 (かんけつめいりょう)
clear and concise
明瞭度 (めいりょうど)
articulation
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