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輝 means 'shine'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1117   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 22 words   Used in 38 words   Used in 1061 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   かがやく to shine
Name
   てる
Additional readings
Kun    かがやき radiance
Name    あき   あきら   さき   ひ   ひかる
Variants
辉 (Chinese)  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 輝 - click the badge to download
This kanji will make your eyes sparkle with joy! Using 輝, you can discuss the shining moon, shoes that gleam, and buildings ablaze with lights. You can also use 輝く figuratively to talk about shining in public speaking and living a radiant life with a brilliant future. Find out how to say “She has glossy hair,” “A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine,” and “I noticed a glint in her eyes.”
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Components
⿰  光 light  軍 army  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 輝 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 輝 is used 38 times, read 2 ways.
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キ : 25 words FIND ALL
こ う き 1
noun
brightness; splendour; splendor
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かがやく : 13 words FIND ALL
か が や く 3
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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An additional てる less common words include 輝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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輝
キ   かがやく to shine   
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光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
軍
グン    army   
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冖
cover; covered   
車
シャ   くるま car   
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