EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

    to shine; to glitter

    空は花火で光り輝いていた。
    The sky was ablaze with fireworks.

Also written 光輝く【ひかりかがやく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ray, light

Kun
ひか.るひかり
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
527 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらこおてるひこみつ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-2, 2-3-3SKIP code
3n3.2The Kanji Dictionary
9021.1Four corner code
1057deroo
5149Unicode hex code
1-24-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1358Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349New Nelson (John Haig)
2391New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3043Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
119Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
417A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
281Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
217Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1350Morohashi
116A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
138Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72sakade
123Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
129henshall3
121Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345crowley
464Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
120Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guang1Pinyin reading
gwangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Kun
かがや.く
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1259 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらさきてるひかる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
7c8.8The Kanji Dictionary
9725.6Four corner code
1055deroo
8f1dUnicode hex code
1-21-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1371Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5972New Nelson (John Haig)
1402New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1775Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
947Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1280Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
302Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
324Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1205A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2499Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38372Morohashi
1132A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1653Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1767Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1800Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1807Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
777Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1779Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
308Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hui1Pinyin reading
hwiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level