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Kanji Detail for 皓 - "white, radiant, clear"

皓

  • Meaning

    皓 means "white, radiant, clear."

    1. White - Bright and pure.

    2. Radiant - Shining brightly.

    3. Clear - Pure and unblemished.

  • Four-character idioms with 皓

    • 明眸皓歯 めいぼうこうし Listen starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)
    • 朱唇皓歯 しゅしんこうし Listen red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)

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    • Verified meaning: white, radiant, clear
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, きよし, こう, ごう)

    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 皓

    Given names 皓(あきら)Listen 皓(きよし)Listen 皓(こう)Listen 皓(しろし)Listen 皓(ひかる)Listen 皓(ひであき)Listen 皓(ひろ)Listen

    Surnames 皓(ごう)Listen 皓(こうじ)Listen 皓(こうしょう)Listen 皓(こうそう)Listen 皓(しろい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    white; clear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bright, luminous; clear; hoary

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 皓[hao4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bright, luminous; clear; hoary

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    White. (Book of Odes) "The moon rises white."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hika.ru(ひか-る) ひか-る

    shiro.i(しろ-い) しろ-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    白 (shiro・shirohen)

  • Related Keywords

    white radiant clear pure brightness brilliance clarity glow light luminous luster pristine shine snow splendor

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