光 — light, ray, shine
ひかり
光
light
ひかり
U+5149
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #527
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #119
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- light
- ray
- shine
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- ひかり hikari ひか hika
word
ひかり hikari Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ひか hika Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
22 wordsEach dot is a word containing 光: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 11 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). Fire (灬, simplified) above 儿 (person). A person carrying fire — light, ray, shine.