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Kanji Detail for 耀 - "shine, glitter"

耀

  • Meaning

    耀 means "shine, glitter." Also associated with glory.

    1. Shine - To emit light; to radiate.

    2. Glitter - To sparkle brilliantly.

    3. Glory - Splendor; magnificent radiance.

  • Four-character idioms with 耀

    • 栄耀栄華 えいようえいが Listen wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury

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    • Verified meaning: shine, glitter
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかる, あき, あきら, あきらか)
    • Also carries these associations: glory

    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 耀

    Given names 耀(あかる)Listen 耀(あき)Listen 耀(あきら)Listen 耀(あきらか)Listen 耀(かがや)Listen 耀(かがり)Listen 耀(きらら)Listen 耀(きらり)Listen 耀(ひかり)Listen 耀(ひかる)Listen 耀(よう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shine; sparkle; gleam; twinkle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    brilliant; glorious

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sparkle, to shine, to dazzle; glory

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

    Light emanating from here and reaching there. Originally written as 燿. | All that can impress others is called 耀. Such as saying 榮耀 (glory), 震耀 (awe-inspiring), and such.

  • Onyomi

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    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

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    hikari(ひかり) ひかり

    kagaya.ku(かがや-く) かがや-く

  • Strokes

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    20 strokes

  • Radical

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    羽 (hane)

  • Related Keywords

    shine glitter glory illuminate radiance brilliance dazzle sparkle gleam glow luminous light shimmer resplendence splendor beam flash luster sheen twinkle brightness

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