14 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

suddenly, brighten, illuminate, light up

Kun'yomi
  • あかい
  • あか
  • to shine ②to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.)
On'yomi
  • カク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

suddenly, brighten, illuminate
カク あかい あか (Kentei Pre-1)
red
あか セキ あ (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

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References

Unicode hex code 8D6B
JIS X 0208 1-19-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4537
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5843
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1557
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1960
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2908
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2917
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37010
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b11.8
Four corner code 4433.1