Entry
  1. Noun

    torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

    望遠鏡で見ると、それはたいまつであることがわかった。
    It was identified by telescope as a torch.

Also written 炬【たいまつ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pine tree

Kun
まつ
On
ショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
471 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

おおしょまっ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.16The Kanji Dictionary
4893.2Four corner code
1871deroo
677eUnicode hex code
1-30-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2212Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2592New Nelson (John Haig)
864New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1075Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
580Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
785Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
848Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
215A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
869Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
884Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14516Morohashi
1394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
696Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
709Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1419Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
536henshall3
508Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
483crowley
970Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1075Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
793Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
song1Pinyin reading
songKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani 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