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輝く
耀く
rarely-used kanji form
赫く
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

kagayaku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 輝く, 輝きます
[does], will [do]
輝かない, 輝きません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 輝いた, 輝きました
[did]
輝かなかった, 輝きませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 輝いて, 輝きまして 輝かないで, 輝きませんで 輝かなくて
Kanjis
ON: KUN: かがや.く
radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-6-9 FC: 9725.5


耀 ON: ヨウ KUN: かがや.く, ひかり
shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Stroke: 20 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-6-14 FC: 9721.1


ON: カク KUN: あかい, あか, かがや.く
suddenly, brighten, illuminate, light up

Stroke: 14 SKIP: 1-7-7 FC: 4433.3


Phrases
空には太陽が輝いています。
Parts: (そら) には 太陽 (たいよう) 輝く (かがやく)
The sun is shining in the sky.