JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 景: "scenery, view"
The kanji 景 means "scenery, view". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ケイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | scenery, view |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 419 of 2,501 |
Common words with 景
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 光景scene; spectacle; sight; view
- 景色scenery; scene; landscape
- 風景scenery; scene; landscape; view · scene (e.g. of a crime)
- 背景background; scenery; backdrop; setting · background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
- 景気business conditions; the market; economic activity; economic climate · good (economic) times; prosperity; boom
- 情景spectacle; sight; scene
- 殺風景dreary; bleak; monotonous; barren · tasteless; unrefined
- 夜景night view; night skyline; nightscape
- 景品gift; premium; freebie; giveaway · prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.)
- 景観scenery
- 絶景superb view; picturesque scenery
- 景vista; view; scene; scenic view · counter for scenes (in a play)
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