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Kotomora

煥

shine

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • カン

Kun'yomi

  • あきらか

Meaning

煥 centers on giving off light: shining brightly or radiating brilliance.

Most common words using 煥

  • 才気煥発さいきかんぱつ

    quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom

  • 煥発かんぱつ

    brilliance

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Etymology

煥 combines 火 (fire) with 奐, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of brightness or spreading light.

Meaning mnemonic

Fire 火 on the left and 奐 on the right: picture a bright fire spreading its light outward, making everything shine.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, imagine a can of fuel being poured onto the fire, making it shine even brighter: can -> カン.