EntryWaniKani 51
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

    偉人が必ずしも聡明であるとは限らない。
    Great people are not always wise.

Also written 聰明【そうめい】

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Characters in this word

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wise, fast learner

Kun
さと.いみみざと.い
On
ソウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1507 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

さとさとしさとるあきあきらとしさたみのる

Dictionary and index codes (22)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6e8.2The Kanji Dictionary
1813.3Four corner code
3258deroo
8061Unicode hex code
1-33-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3708Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4730New Nelson (John Haig)
1384New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1750Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
938Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1266Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2677Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2717Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2311Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1961Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29109Morohashi
2203Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
cong1Pinyin reading
chongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
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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