The kanji 輝: meaning, readings and stroke order

輝

Meaning: shine, sparkle
On reading: キ ki
Kun reading: かがや（く） kagayaku、かがや（かしい） kagayakashii
Strokes: 15
Radical: 車 cart, car
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: toả sáng, rực rỡ (huy)
Japanese: かがやく。きらきらひかる。
Korean: 빛나다 (휘)
Chinese: 闪耀、光辉 (辉)

Readings, words and example sentences

キ ki · on reading · less common

光こう輝き
brilliance, glory
光こう輝きに満ちた場面です。
It is a scene full of brilliance.

かがや（く） kagayaku · kun reading

輝かがやく
to shine, to sparkle
夜空に星が 輝かがやいて います。
Stars are shining in the night sky.

かがや（かしい） kagayakashii · kun reading · less common

輝かがやかしい
brilliant, glorious
輝かがやかしい 記録を残しました。
He left behind a brilliant record.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.