13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

glitter, gleam, twinkle

Kun'yomi
  • to glitter
  • to glitter
  • to shine
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きらめく 97.4%
コウ 1.7%
きらめ 0.9%

Character Breakdown

glitter, gleam, twinkle
きら.めく コウ きらめ.く (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
emperor
コウ オウ おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

poetic word for the sun
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References

Unicode hex code 714C
JIS X 0208 1-63-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2778
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3449
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1296
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 938
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1877
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19181
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d9.7
Four corner code 9681.4