Memory phrase for the character: 輝


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Meaning

shine, radiance, sparkle, luminance, glitter

Pronunciation

KI
kagayaku/kashii

Explanation

Left: light 光 (fire 火 on legs 儿), right: military 軍 (... with covered 冖 vehicles 車 = camouflage)

Mnemonic


 
(Signal fires in ancient China) The lights of the military are shining.

Radicals

vehicleA hand-cart seen from the top, with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二.
coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometimes also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , 亠 )
military




 Vocabulary

輝く かがやく  to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
輝き かがやき  brilliance, brightness, glitter


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