Entry
  1. Noun

    dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

    そこには消えることのない薄明かりがあった。
    There was eternal twilight in the place.

Also written 薄明り【うすあかり】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

Kun
うす.いうす--うすうす.めるうす.まるうす.らぐうす.ら-うす.れるすすき
On
ハク
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1009 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-13SKIP code
3k13.11The Kanji Dictionary
4414.6Four corner code
1948deroo
8584Unicode hex code
1-39-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4075Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5225New Nelson (John Haig)
2370New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3004Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2093Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
227Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
242Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
975A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2569Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1091Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32083PMorohashi
1699A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1449Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1542Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
874Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1850Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
799Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
671Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
232Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo2, bao2, bo4Pinyin reading
bagKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level
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