漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)13 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
きらめ.く・きら.めく・かがや.く
Meaning
to glitter

Origin

ORIGIN

Fire 火 with 皇 as phonetic: for light to sparkle.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 煌煌こうこう

    brilliantly bright

  • 輝煌きこう

    radiance

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夜の街が煌煌と輝く。

The night streets shine brilliantly.

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