Kanji1 / 6
光 kanji
ray, light
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
コウ
Kun readings
ひかるひかり
Variant forms
灮炗Words with 光
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —常寂光土land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)
- —電子光学electron optics
- —閃光信号flashing light signal
- —観光協会tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
- —蛍光色素fluorescent dye; fluorescent pigment; fluorochrome
- —蛍光染料fluorescent dye
- —金属光沢metallic lustre; metallic luster
- —標準光源standard candle; standard light source
- —観光案内tourist information (brochure, map, center)
- —分光測定spectrometry; spectroscopy
- —無量光仏the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)
- —日光黄菅day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
- —感光乳剤photosensitive emulsion
- —観光地図tourist map
- —光風霽月serenity
- —生物発光bioluminescence
- —発光生物luminescent organism; photogenic organism
- —薄明光線crepuscular rays; sunbeams
- —発光信号flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
- —後光効果halo effect