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Kanji Detail for 晃 - "clear, bright"

  • Meaning

    晃 means "clear, bright." Also associated with glowing.

    1. Bright - Shining; luminous; radiant.

    2. Clear - Brilliant; glowing.

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    • Verified meaning: clear, bright
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきつぐ, あきのり, あきら)
    • Also carries these associations: glowing

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (あき)Listen (あきら)Listen (あつし)Listen (こう)Listen (てる)Listen (のぼる)Listen

    Surnames (あきつぐ)Listen (あきのり)Listen (こうじ)Listen (こうしょう)Listen (こうそう)Listen (ひかり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    clear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bright, dazzling; to sway, shake

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 晃[huang3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bright, dazzling; to shake, to sway
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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