輝
shine; radiance; sparkle; gleam; twinkle
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1259.
Readings
- かがやく (kun reading): 輝く (かがやく) to shine; 輝き (かがやき) brightness
- キ (on reading): 輝度 (きど) brightness; 輝線 (きせん) emission line
Components
- 光
- 軍
- 一 radical one
- 儿 radical legs
- 冖 radical cover
- ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
- 車 radical cart; wheel
Words using 輝
- 輝く (かがやく) to shine
- 輝き (かがやき) brightness
- 輝かしい (かがやかしい) brilliant
- 光り輝く (ひかりかがやく) to shine
- 輝かす (かがやかす) to light up
- 輝度 (きど) brightness
- 輝線 (きせん) emission line
- 輝石 (きせき) pyroxene
- 光輝 (こうき) brightness
- 輝点 (きてん) light spot (e.g. a blip on radar)
- 輝夜姫 (かぐやひめ) Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari)
49 words in all.