Kanji

What does the kanji 熙 mean?

熙 means bright, radiant; flourishing, joyful. On'yomi キ. Kun'yomi たのし.む、ひか.る、ひろ.い、よろこ.ぶ、かわ.く、あきらか、ひろ.める、ひろ.まる.

Quick facts
On'yomiキ
Kun'yomiたのし.む、ひか.る、ひろ.い、よろこ.ぶ、かわ.く、あきらか、ひろ.める、ひろ.まる
Strokes15
Main radical火
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キKun'yomi たのし.む、ひか.る、ひろ.い、よろこ.ぶ、かわ.く、あきらか、ひろ.める、ひろ.まる
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

bright, radiant; flourishing, joyful

Memory hook

Inside the frame, the shape lit up by the fire (灬) — BRIGHT, PROSPEROUS, CHEERFUL.

Main radical

火fire 4 strokes

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.