Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 6

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Meaning in English

ray, light, rayon

Readings

Onyomi: コウ Kunyomi: ひか.る, ひかり Romaji: kou / hika.ru, hikari

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Translations in other languages:

Portuguese raio, luz, rayon

Spanish rayo, luz, rayón

Korean 광선, 빛, 레이온

French rayon, lumière, rayonne

Italian raggio, luce, rayon

German Strahl, Licht, Rayon

Indonesian sinar, cahaya, rayon

★ Vietnamese tia, ánh sáng, rayon

Thai รังสี, แสง, เรยอน

Related kanji

N5 先 sen / saki, ma.zu before, ahead, previous N2 兆 chou / kiza.su, kiza.shi portent, 10**12, trillion N1 充 juu / a.teru, mi.tasu allot, fill, attribuer N2 児 ji, ni, gei / ko, -ko, -kko newborn babe, child, young of animals N4 兄 kei, kyou / ani elder brother, big brother, frère aîné N1 克 koku / ka.tsu overcome, kindly, skillfully N4 元 gen, gan / moto beginning, former time, origin N1 免 men / manuka.reru, manuga.reru excuse, dismissal, excuser N1 允 in / jou, makoto.ni, yurusu license, sincerity, permit

Words with this kanji

N1 ～光～kou light N1 光沢 koutaku luster, glossy finish (of photographs) N1 光熱費 kounetsuhi cost of fuel and light N1 稲光 inabikari (flash of) lightning N2 蛍光灯 keikoutou fluorescent lamp N2 光線 kousen beam, light ray N3 観光 kankou sightseeing, tourism N3 光景 koukei scene, spectacle, sight N3 日光 nikkou sunlight, sunshine