EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    invention

    エジソンが電球を発明した。
    Edison invented the light bulb.
  2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    intelligent; clever; smart

    Dated term

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

Kun
た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
On
ハツ、ホツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
32 of 2500
Radical
footsteps
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

ば、わ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
0a9.5The Kanji Dictionary
1241.5Four corner code
3557deroo
767aUnicode hex code
1-40-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3092Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3860New Nelson (John Haig)
2565New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3174Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1705Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
186Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22662PMorohashi
370A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
96Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303sakade
225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
392henshall3
342Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
102crowley
286Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1360Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1721Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa1Pinyin reading
balKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani 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、け、さや、さやか、とし、はる、み、め

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