JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 熙: "bright, sunny, prosperous"
The kanji 熙 means "bright, sunny, prosperous, merry". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and たのし.む, ひか.る, ひろ.い, よろこ.ぶ, かわ.く in kun'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)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たのし.むひか.るひろ.いよろこ.ぶかわ.く
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 | bright, sunny, prosperous, merry |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 熙
No frequent word recorded for this kanji: it mostly appears in proper nouns or specialised vocabulary.
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