5 Sunlight
Alternative Meanings
Light
Radical Combination
Readings
On’yomi
こう
Kun’yomi
ひかり, ひか
Nanori
None
Meaning Mnemonic
You see a triceratops in the distance. But, it's odd. It's perfectly pi shaped (that is, circular). Some kind of piceratops, if you will. The reason they are this shape is because they want to absorb as much sunlight (or just light is fine, too) as possible. They evolved to be round so they don't have any corners casting a shadow.
Reading Mnemonic
As you watch this majestic beast absorbing sunlight, suddenly several dozen feral (こういち)s burst from various hiding spots, spears in hand. Oh no! Those こういちs are hunting this rare piceratops!
Visually Similar Kanji
Currently there are no similar looking kanji which exist in the WaniKani learning system