Japanese symbol for “luminance”
輝度
きど
Romaji: kido
brightness; luminance
In Japanese, luminance is 輝度, read きど (kido).
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Meanings
- n brightness; luminance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “luminance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明るさ | あかるさ akarusa | brightness; luminance; cheerfulness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 輝き | かがやき kagayaki | brightness; brilliance; brilliancy |
| 輝かしい | かがやかしい kagayakashii | brilliant; glorious; glittering |
| 光り輝く | ひかりかがやく hikarikagayaku | to shine; to glitter |
| 輝く | かがやく kagayaku | to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle |
| 光輝 | こうき kouki | brightness; splendour; splendor |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; 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.