輝 means “shine, sparkle, radiance”

かがやく · kagayaku

Also: gleam

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かがやく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キ

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The story

Light (光) beside an army (軍): picture polished armor flashing in the sun as troops march past. 輝く is to shine or sparkle, a 輝かしい future is a brilliant one, and 輝度 is the brightness setting on a screen.

Used in 輝く (kagayaku, to shine), 輝かしい (kagayakashii, brilliant/glorious), and 輝度 (kido, luminance/brightness)

More from Light & Shadow

• 雰 atmosphere
• 暖 warm
• 陰 shade
• 暁 daybreak
• 闇 darkness
• 宵 evening
• 旦 dawn
• 昭 bright
• 宙 midair
• 透 transparent

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