Entry
  1. Noun

    Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito

    こんな歌を残している明治天皇の一面を知っている日本人は少ないのではないだろうか。
    I think there are probably few Japanese who know this side of the Emperor Meiji, the side that left a song like this.
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Characters in this word

4
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

reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

Kun
おさ.めるおさ.まるなお.るなお.す
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
109 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

はりはるみち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.28The Kanji Dictionary
3316.0Four corner code
377deroo
6cbbUnicode hex code
1-28-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2528Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3100New Nelson (John Haig)
335New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
250Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
807Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
825Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
214Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17256Morohashi
544A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
493Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
468sakade
672Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
527henshall3
506Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
88crowley
531Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
754Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

heavens, sky, imperial

Kun
あまつあめあま-
On
テン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
512 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきあもたかしなま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0Four corner code
3163deroo
5929Unicode hex code
1-37-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138New Nelson (John Haig)
3442New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833Morohashi
58A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119sakade
41Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67henshall3
34Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277crowley
462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

emperor

On
コウオウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
721 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Used in names as

おうじおお

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
4f5.9The Kanji Dictionary
2610.4Four corner code
872deroo
7687Unicode hex code
1-25-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3100Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3870New Nelson (John Haig)
2566New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3175Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1635Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2223Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
261Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
279Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
964A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
964Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
460Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22701Morohashi
861A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
297Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
783sakade
1551Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
871henshall3
880Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
579Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1366Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
267Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huang2Pinyin reading
hwang, wangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level