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Kanji Detail for 暉 - "radiance, shine"

暉

  • Meaning

    暉 means "radiance, shine." Also associated with splendor.

    1. Radiance - Brilliant light; brightness.

    2. Shine - To emit light; to glow.

    3. Splendor - Magnificent brightness.

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    • Verified meaning: radiance, shine
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, き, てらす, てる)
    • Also carries these associations: splendor

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 暉

    Given names 暉(あきら)Listen 暉(てらす)Listen 暉(てる)Listen 暉(ひかり)Listen 暉(ひかる)Listen

    Surnames 暉(き)Listen 暉(ひかつ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shine; light

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sunshine; light, bright, radiant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[hui1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sunshine; light; bright, radiant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Light. Sunlight. Now interchangeable with 煇 and 輝. From Meng Jiao's "Song of the Wanderer": "Who says the heart of an inch of grass can repay the warmth of three springs of sunshine?" This metaphor for parents' boundless kindness that is hard to repay. Now referring to living parents as 春暉 is based on this.

  • Onyomi

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    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kagaya.ku(かがや-く) かがや-く

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    radiance shine splendor glitter light brilliance beam brightness effulgence gleam glow illumination incandescence luminosity luster lustrous shimmer sparkle

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