Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Kunyomi: かがや.く

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: cart, car

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キド brightness, luminance

安鉱 キアンコウ stibnite (mineral), antimonite

コウキ brightness, splendour, splendor

キキ brilliant (of light), shining

Kunyomi Examples

かがやく to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

く女性 かがやくじょせい women who excel, women in prominent positions