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

耀

Readings

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

Kana: あかる
Romaji: akaru
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Meanings

shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  42
Frequency:  2253
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-14
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yue4
Unicode:  8000
JIS:  4D54

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1375
New Nelson Index: 4695
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8c12.1
Four Corner Index: 9721.4
Japanese Names Index: 2919
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28828X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0141
Remembering the kanji Index: 2880
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 962
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1301
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2892
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1812

Words

栄耀 (えいよう)
luxury; splendour; splendor; prosperity
輝かしい (かがやかしい)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
輝く (かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
衒耀 (げんよう)
false glitter
光耀 (こうよう)
shining; glittering
栄耀栄華 (えいようえいが、えようえいが)
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
輝き (かがやき)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
黒曜石 (こくようせき)
obsidian
宣耀殿 (せんようでん、せんにょうでん)
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
耀う (かがよう)
to shimmer; to sparkle
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