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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

燿

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、かがや.く、ひかり
Romaji: you, kagaya.ku, hikari
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

shine

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  86
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-14
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yao4
Unicode:  71ff
JIS:  6022

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2814
New Nelson Index: 3500
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d14.3
Four Corner Index: 9781.4
Japanese Names Index: 2721
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19520X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0553
Remembering the kanji Index: 2534
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 750
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1016
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2594
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1407

Words

輝く (かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle