Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: dark, black, many

Kunyomi: くろ.い

Onyomi: レイ

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: millet

Examples

Onyomi Examples

レイメイ daybreak, dawn, gray of the morning (grey), dawn (of a new age)

レイゲン commoners, the masses

ホウレイ the masses, common people

ケンレイ commoners, peasantry, the masses

リーゾク Li (people)