輝

Radiance

WaniKani level 48 JLPT N1 Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 · #125915 strokes

Meanings

Radiance, Shine, Sparkle, Gleam, Twinkle

On'yomi

き

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

かがや.く

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

輝 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

輝 (Radiance) is taught on WaniKani at level 48 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1259 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

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Words using 輝

輝かしいかがやかしいbrilliant 輝きかがやきbrightness 輝くかがやくto shine 輝度きどbrightness 光り輝くひかりかがやくto shine 光輝こうきbrightness

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