灼
miraculous
Readings
On'yomi
- シャク
Kun'yomi
- あらた
- やく
Meaning
灼 centers on something extraordinary or beyond normal explanation: a miraculous event or quality that stands out as if touched by a divine or supernatural force.
Most common words using 灼
- 灼熱しゃくねつ
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning heat
- 焼灼しょうしゃく
cautery; cauterization
- 灼かあらたか
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
- 口腔灼熱症候群こうくうしゃくねつしょうこうぐん
burning mouth syndrome; BMS; glossodynia
- 灼くやく
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
- 灼たあらた
clear; vivid; brilliant
- 灼然いやちこ
clear (miracle, sign from the Gods) manifest
- 灼然しゃくぜん
shining; radiant
- 赫灼かくしゃく
bright; beaming; brilliant; glittering
Study
Etymology
灼 combines 火 (fire) with 勺, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character has been associated with the idea of something being illuminated or made manifest by fire, hence miraculous or brilliant.
Meaning mnemonic
Fire 火 beside 勺 suggests a flame that reveals something hidden or extraordinary. Picture a miraculous vision appearing in the flicker of a sacred fire.
Reading mnemonic
For シャク, imagine a miraculous shack that glows with inner fire: shack -> シャク, and the fire 火 makes the shack seem supernatural.