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きらめく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
きらめく
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 59,224 which gives a rank of 17,045
きらめく is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 63,000 (about 5,860,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18858
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Example sentences:
そら
むすう
無数
ほし
きらめいていた
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.
たくさん
ほし
そら
きらめいている
Many stars are twinkling in the sky.
煌めく
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Reading : きらめく   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 64,000 (about 5,600,000 results)
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煌く
BOOST
Reading : きらめく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 97,000 (about 2,010,000 results)
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コウ   きらめ to glitter, to twinkle   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   オウ    emperor   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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