JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 輝: "radiance, shine, sparkle"
The kanji 輝 means "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and かがや.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かがや.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1259 of 2,501 |
Common words with 輝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 輝くto shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glitter · to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam; to glow
- 輝きéclat, brillance, rayonnement
- 目を輝かすto have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
- 光り輝くto shine; to glitter
- 輝かしいbrilliant; glorious; glittering; bright
- 光輝brightness; splendour; splendor
- 燦然と輝くto shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
- 輝かすto light up; to brighten
- 輝石pyroxene; augite
- 輝くばかりradiant
- 照り輝くto shine brilliantly
- 輝点light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot · always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
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