JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 晶: "sparkle, clear, crystal"
The kanji 晶 means "sparkle, clear, crystal". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ 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)
ショウ
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 | sparkle, clear, crystal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1613 of 2,501 |
Common words with 晶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 結晶crystal; crystallization; crystallisation · fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
- 水晶(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
- 液晶liquid crystal
- 水晶玉crystal ball
- 結晶化crystallization
- 液晶画面liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
- 雪の結晶snow crystal; snowflake
- 紫水晶amethyst
- 愛の結晶fruit of love; children
- 晶子crystallite
- 黒水晶black quartz; morion
- 液晶テレビliquid crystal television
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