耀

20 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Kun'yomi
  • かがやく
    		to shine ②to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.)
  • ひかり
On'yomi
  • ヨウ
Nanori
  • あかる

Main Radical

羽(KanXi) 小(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 65.7%
かがやく 34.3%

Character Breakdown

shine, sparkle, gleam
ヨウ　かがや.く　ひかり (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ray, light
ひかり　コウ　ひか.る (2nd, N3)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ　ジャク　タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね　は　ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

こう
光
よう
耀
shining
えい
栄
よう
耀
luxury
せん
宣
よう
耀
でん
殿
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
えい
栄
よう
耀
えい
栄
が
華
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendor)
げん
衒
よう
耀
false glitter
かがよ
耀
　
う
to shimmer
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References

Unicode hex code 8000
JIS X 0208 1-45-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1375
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4695
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1812
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 962
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1301
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2880
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2892
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2919
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28828X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2202
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8c12.1
Four corner code 9721.4