16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
lamp, light, counter for lights
Kun'yomi
ひ ほ- ともしび と も す to light (a candle, lamp, etc.) あかり
On'yomi
ト ウ light ②counter for electric lights
Character Breakdown
lamp, light, counter for lights
トウ ひ ほ- (Kentei Pre-1)
Common Words
light used as a religious offering ②paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
References
| Unicode hex code | 71C8 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-37-85 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2800 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3476 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1083 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1378 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 998 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2972 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2978 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 19402 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 485 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4d2.1 |
| Four corner code | 9281.8 |