輝

radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かがや.く

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきらさきてるひひかる

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1259

Vocabulary

キ

Word	Reading	Meaning
輝度	キド	brightness; luminance
光輝	コウキ	brightness; splendour; splendor
輝石	キセキ	pyroxene; augite
輝線	キセン	emission line
輝煌帝	キコウテイ	poetic word for the sun

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
輝かしい	かがやかしい	brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
輝き	かがやき	brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
輝く	かがやく	to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter; to glisten; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam; to glow
輝かす	かがやかす	to light up; to brighten
光り輝く	ひかりかがやく	to shine; to glitter

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