Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: ひか.る, ひかり · Meanings: light, ray
Kanji for light, ray
Fast lookup with examples and clean stroke-order visualization.
Experience 光 in 3D! View the complete 3D Kanji model to understand its shape and stroke depth from every angle. Click the button below to see 光 in 3D and explore how each stroke forms this character.
Please support us by sharing!
光 combines the idea of fire or light above with human legs below, showing light shining outward. In ancient forms, it pictured flames or brightness spreading and reaching far. The image suggests something glowing and expanding into the surrounding space. From this idea, 光 came to mean light, brightness, or shining.
光 shows light shining out and spreading into the space around it.
Imagine a bright flame glowing and spreading light everywhere. That shining brightness is 光.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 光 | ひかり | light | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 光線 | こうせん | beam, light ray | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 光沢 | こうたく | brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 光る | ひかる | to shine, to glitter, to be bright | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 光景 | こうけい | scene, spectacle, sight, view | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 光学 | こうがく | optics | common Noun |
| 光年 | こうねん | light-year | Noun |
| 光栄 | こうえい | honour, honor, glory, privilege | common Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 光り輝く | ひかりかがやく | to shine, to glitter | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 光源 | こうげん | light source | Noun |