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光景

こうけい

sight, spectacle

Mnemonic

Light landing on something in a way that stops you where you stand. The same 光 whose curtains Hilary never draws, and the same 景 as 景色. You were not looking for it, it simply came into view: こうけい.

Built from

light, shine
A figure on 儿 legs with brightness coming off the top.
scene, view
日 the sun up over a tall building. Not the buildings, the thing you see when you look out at them.

Words sharing these kanji

light, flash to shine, to emit light scenery

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