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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Kunyomi: かがや.く, ひかり

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition: 光 翟

耀

Radical

Radical: 羽

Meaning: feather

Reading: はね

Frequency: 220

羽

Examples

Onyomi Examples

栄耀 (エイヨウ) luxury, splendour, splendor, prosperity

光耀 (コウヨウ) shining, glittering

Kunyomi Examples

輝く (かがやく) to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten, to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow

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