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光 means 'light'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 280   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-6    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 20    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 162 words   Used in 449 words   Used in 3102 names   Component in 31 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle
Additional readings
Name    あき   あきら   こお   てる   ひこ   み   みつ
Components
⿱  ⺌ (小) small  兀 one pair of legs  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 光 is used 11 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 光 is used 444 times, read 3 ways (with 4 variations).
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コウ : 368 words FIND ALL
か ん こ う 0
sightseeing
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ひかり : 61 words FIND ALL
ひ か り 3
noun
light
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ひかる : 9 words FIND ALL
ひ か る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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ひかる (read as びか) : 3 words FIND ALL
あ お び か り 3
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
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ひかる (read as ぴか) : 1 word FIND ALL
ぴ か い ち 0
noun
1. scoring hand in hanafuda with one 20 point flower card and six 1 point flower cards  (see also: 花札)
2. something (or someone) that stands out above the rest
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ひかり (read as びかり) : 1 word FIND ALL
い な び か り 3
noun
(flash of) lightning
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みつ: 1 word. FIND ALL
た け み つ 0
noun
1. bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword
2. dull sword
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An additional 7 less common words include 光 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 129 (originally: 116)  Joy o' Kanji : 116  Key to Kanji: 311 

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光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
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