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光 = ⺌ + 兀

光 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ray”. It is built from ⺌ (small radical) and 兀 (stool). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 125. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword

ray

RTK frame

125

Strokes

6

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

ひか.る, ひかり

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

луч, light

Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi

光 light

Decomposition

Characters that contain 光

• 輝 radiance
• 洸 glistening
• 晃 limpid
• 胱 bladder
• 耀 shimmering

How to find 光 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “small radical” + “stool”. 光 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 光 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.