Kanji

光

Meaning

ray and light

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ひかる
  • ひかり light
  • ひかり かがやく to shine
  • ひかり もの luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star)

On'yomi

  • かん こう sightseeing
  • こう けい scene
  • えい こう glory

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/6

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Component Analysis

光
ray, light
ひか.る, ひかり, コウ
⺌
( 小 )
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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