Kanji: 光

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	儿 Radical name: ひとあし
Meaning:	Ray, light
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	光(ひかり)	light
N4	光(ひか)る	to shine, to glitter
N3	観光(かんこう)	sightseeing
N3	光景(こうけい)	scene, spectacle
N3	日光(にっこう)	sunlight
N2	蛍光灯(けいこうとう)	fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react
N2	光線(こうせん)	beam, light ray
N1	稲光(いなびかり)	(flash of) lightning
N1	光沢(こうたく)	brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs)
N1	光熱費(こうねつひ)	cost of fuel and light