Light

by Nao

hikari, hika-ru, kō

Hikari is light. The verb hika-ru means to shine.

Gekkō means moonlight. Nikkō means sunlight. Nikkō is the name of a world heritage site, too.

This character also means scenery. Kanko is sightseeing. Kan means to see.  Japan Tourism Agency is Kankōchō, which has English, Chinese, and Korean websites.

1. Draw the vertical stroke from the top.
2. Draw the dot on the left.
3. Draw the sweeping stroke from the upper right corner of the character.
4. Draw the horizontal line from the left to the right.
5. Draw the sweeping stroke from near the center. It ends in the lower left corner of the character.
6. Draw the curve from near the center. End the stroke with an upward turn.