Kanji

What does the kanji 燦 mean?

燦 means brilliant, dazzling. On'yomi サン. Kun'yomi さん.たる、あき.らか、きらめ.く、きら.めく.

Quick facts
On'yomiサン
Kun'yomiさん.たる、あき.らか、きらめ.く、きら.めく
Strokes17
Main radical火
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi サンKun'yomi さん.たる、あき.らか、きらめ.く、きら.めく
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

brilliant, dazzling

Memory hook

The fire (火) striking each grain of rice (米) in the evening (夕) into sparks — BRILLIANT, RADIANT.

Main radical

火fire 4 strokes

Stroke order · 17 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.