8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4
bright, light
Kun'yomi
あ か り light ②lamp あ け る to open (a door, etc.) ②to open (for business, etc.) ③to dawn ④to end (of a period, season) -あ け あ く to open (e.g. doors) ②to open (e.g. business, etc.) ③to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) ④to have a hole あ く る next (day, morning, etc.) あ か す to pass (the night) ②to reveal ③to prove あ か る い light ②bright (of a color) ③cheerful ④encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.) あ か る む to brighten あ か ら む to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky) あ き ら か clear ②bright
On'yomi
メ イ brightness ②discernment ③nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30) ミョ ウ vidya (wisdom) ②mantra ③the coming (July 4, etc.) ミ ン Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
Nanori
あきら あけ あす きら け さや clearly ②cleanly さやか とし はる み め
Main Radical
日(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
メイ | 63.8% |
あかりあける-あけあくあくるあかす | 14.5% |
あきら | 10.5% |
あかるいあかるむあからむ | 6.2% |
ミョウ | 3.9% |
あけ | 1.0% |
あす | 0.2% |
み | 0.0% |
あきらか | 0.0% |
Character Breakdown
References
Unicode hex code | 660E |
JIS X 0208 | 1-44-32 |
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2110 |
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2435 |
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 855 |
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1060 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 572 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 756 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 20 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 20 |
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 84 |
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 623 |
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 58 |
Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 13805 |
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 208 |
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 18 |
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 18 |
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 141 |
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 186 |
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 228 |
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 167 |
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 152 |
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 106 |
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.9 |
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 984 |
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 20 |
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4c4.1 |
Four corner code | 6702.0 |
De Roo Code | 3846 |