Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten.
  2. to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
輝く かがやく
耀
 
耀く かがやく
 
赫く かがやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

radiance, shine, sparkle
かがや.く てる キ (7th, 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)
army, force, troops
グン いくさ (4th, N2)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ