13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1
JLPT exam level N1

shine, light

Kun'yomi
  • かがやく
On'yomi
Nanori
  • てる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

shine, light
キ かが.やく てる (Kentei 1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
army, force, troops
グン いくさ (4th, N2)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

rays of the setting sun
rays of the rising sun
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References

Unicode hex code 6689
JIS X 0208 1-58-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2150
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2499
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1276
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 692
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 924
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2440
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2517
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1884
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14038
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2096
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c9.6
Four corner code 6705.6