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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)
梈息不明 しょうそくちめい

untraceable

ζΈ…ι’¨ζ˜Žζœˆ せいちうめいげ぀

refreshing breeze and the bright moon

ζ‰€ε±žδΈζ˜Ž γ—γ‚‡γžγγ΅γ‚γ„

of unknown affiliation

真偽不明 γ—γ‚“γŽγ΅γ‚γ„

dubious

ηœŸη›Έη©Άζ˜Ž しんそうきゅうめい

probe into the truth (of the matter)

εΎΉεΊ•η©Άζ˜Ž てっていきゅうめい

thorough investigation

εΉ³ζ˜Žι”ζ„ γΈγ„γ‚γ„γŸγ€γ„

plain and lucid

弁明口θͺΏ べんめいくけょう

apologetic (defensive) tone of voice

ζ˜Žζš—δΈ‘ι’ γ‚γ„γ‚γ‚“γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ‚γ‚“

(both) the bright and dark sides

ζ˜Žζœ—δΌšθ¨ˆ めいろうかいけい

clear accounting

εΉ³ζ˜“ζ˜ŽεΏ« へいいめいかい

simple and clear

ζ˜Žζœ—εΏ«ζ΄» めいろうかいか぀

cheerful and openhearted

ζŸ³ζš—θŠ±ζ˜Ž γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ‚γ‚“γ‹γ‚γ„

beautiful scenery of spring

θ«–ζ—¨δΈζ˜Ž ろんしちめい

the point of an argument being unclear

ε…ˆη™Ίζ˜ŽδΈ»ηΎ© γ›γ‚“γ―γ€γ‚γ„γ—γ‚…γŽ

first-to-invent principle (in patent law)

εΌζ˜Žζ›Έ べんめいしょ

letter of explanation

θͺ¬ζ˜Žθ²¬δ»» せ぀めいせきにん

accountability

ζ˜Žγ‚‹ あかる

to become bright

θΈŠγ‚Šζ˜Žγ‹γ™ γŠγ©γ‚Šγ‚γ‹γ™

to dance all night

ι–‹ζ˜Ž かいめい

civilization