煕
shine · prosperous · bright
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Four-Character Compounds
煕煕攘攘
ききじょうじょう
Bustling and thriving with people coming and going
光明煕燦
こうめいきさん
Shining brilliantly and beautifully
煕春載陽
きしゅんさいよう
Spring sunlight filling everywhere
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康熙帝
(こうきてい)His era name Kangxi is written with 熙, the variant of this character
Fourth emperor of the Qing and the longest-reigning in Chinese history at 61 years. The dictionary compiled on his order, the Kangxi Zidian, gathered 47,000 characters and became the base for later kanji dictionaries.
足利義尚（義煕）
(あしかがよしひさ)The ninth Muromachi shogun, who took this character into his name late in life
He became shogun amid the Onin War, changed his name to Yoshihiro in 1487, and died at twenty-four while campaigning against the Rokkaku in Omi.
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Name contains 煕
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Name contains 煕
Hōjō Hirotoki was the twelfth Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 煕 mean in Japanese?
煕 means shine, prosperous, bright.
How do you read 煕?
On'yomi: キ (KI). Kun'yomi: ひか.る、ひろ.い (hikaru, hiroi).
How many strokes does 煕 have?
煕 has 13 strokes.
Is 煕 a good kanji for a tattoo?
煕 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means shine, prosperous, bright. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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