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JLPT N4 SL2 8 strokes Frequency: #67

Meanings

Bright, Light

Radicals

ζ—₯

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ—₯月

Etymology

Ideographic: The light of the sunΒ ζ—₯ and moon 月

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
2 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal left-to-right
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
6 hook right-to-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γƒŸγƒ³ min
パむ mei
γƒŸγƒ§γ‚¦ myou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あ a
あか aka
あき aki

Words Using This Kanji

607 words total
Other (20 words)
ζ–°η™Ίζ˜Ž しんは぀めい

new invention

ζ—©ζ˜Žζˆ¦ そうめいせん

Waseda-Meiji (baseball) game

η§˜ε―†γ‚’ζ˜Žγ‹γ™ ひみ぀をあかす

to disclose a secret

ζ–‡ζ˜Žι€¨ ぢんめいかん

the Bunmeikan Theater

明年度 みょうねんど

next (fiscal) year

ζ˜Žγ‚’ε€±γ† めいをうしγͺう

to lose one's eyesight

ζ˜Žζœδ½“ γΏγ‚“γ‘γ‚‡γ†γŸγ„

Ming (serif typeface)

ζ˜ŽηœΈηš“ζ­― めいぼうこうし

starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)

明初 めいしょ

first year of Meiji era

η«‹ζ˜Žζˆ¦ γ‚Šγ€γ‚γ„γ›γ‚“

Rikkyo-Meiji (baseball) game

ι€£δΌ‘ζ˜Žγ‘ γ‚Œγ‚“γγ‚…γ†γ‚γ‘

end of consecutive holidays

δΈι€ζ˜Žζ€§ ちとうめいせい

opacity

ε±…δ½θ¨Όζ˜Žζ›Έ γγ‚‡γ˜γ‚…γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‚γ„γ—γ‚‡

certificate of residence

εœ¨ε­¦θ¨Όζ˜Žζ›Έ γ–γ„γŒγγ—γ‚‡γ†γ‚γ„γ—γ‚‡

certificate of student status

θ₯Ώζ¬§ζ–‡ζ˜Ž γ›γ„γŠγ†γΆγ‚“γ‚γ„

Western civilization

ζˆηΈΎθ¨Όζ˜Žζ›Έ せいせきしょうめいしょ

transcript of results

θ₯Ώζ΄‹ζ–‡ζ˜Ž γ›γ„γ‚ˆγ†γΆγ‚“γ‚γ„

Western civilization

θ»’ε‡Ίθ¨Όζ˜Ž てんしゅ぀しょうめい

change of address certificate

ι€ζ˜ŽδΊΊι–“ とうめいにんげん

invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)

ι–‹ζ˜Ž かいめい

civilization