Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to turn the lights off

    あかりを消してもかまいませんか。
    Do you mind if I turn off the light?

Also written 灯りを消す【あかりをけす】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bright, light

Kun
あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす
On
メイミョウミン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
67 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あきらあけあすきらさやさやかとしはる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4c4.1The Kanji Dictionary
6702.0Four corner code
3846deroo
660eUnicode hex code
1-44-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2110Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2435New Nelson (John Haig)
855New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
623Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
58Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13805Morohashi
208A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
18Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141sakade
186Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
228henshall3
167Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
152crowley
106Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
984Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
20Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Kun
き.えるけ.す
On
ショウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
345 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.16The Kanji Dictionary
3912.7Four corner code
346deroo
6d88Unicode hex code
1-30-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3158New Nelson (John Haig)
443New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
402Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
144Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
336A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17529PMorohashi
316A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
845Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
864Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429sakade
686Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
332henshall3
357Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458crowley
219Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1194Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level