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Japanese symbol for “luminance”

Romaji: kido
brightness; luminance

In Japanese, luminance is , read (kido).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n brightness; luminance

Kanji and stroke order

radiance, shine, sparkle
on: キ
kun: かがや.く
15 strokes · JLPT 1
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “luminance”

WordReadingMeaning
あかるさ akarusabrightness; luminance; cheerfulness

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かがやき kagayakibrightness; brilliance; brilliancy
かがやかしい kagayakashiibrilliant; glorious; glittering
ひかりかがやく hikarikagayakuto shine; to glitter
かがやく kagayakuto shine; to sparkle; to twinkle
こうき koukibrightness; splendour; splendor
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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