Today’s Kanji is “光” (hikari); Kanji for “light”.
Handwritten Kanji “光” (hikari)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “光”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
光 | コウ ひか-る ひかり | kou hika-ru hikari | 6 | 儿 | light |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “光”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
太陽光発電 | たいようこうはつでん | taiyoukouhatsuden | solar energy |
光る電球 | ひかるでんきゅう | hikaru denkyuu | glowing light bulb |
陽の光 | ひのひかり | hi no hikari | sunlight |