Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

晟: clear

JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

日 carries the meaning · 成 is drawn in

10 strokes

Three readings

セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds

No common words use this reading.

ジョウjou · on'yomi

No common words use this reading.

あきらかakiraka · kun'yomi · on its own

No common words use this reading.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
晟 clear · 日
vs城 castle · 土
晟 has 日 where 城 has 土.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chéng

Same form: 晟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
晟 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
晟 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin chéng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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