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Kotomora

燿

shine

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōStrokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • かがや.く
  • ひかり

Meaning

燿 centers on emitting light: shining, glowing, or radiating brightness.

Study

Etymology

燿 combines 火 (fire) with 翟, which likely contributes the sound and originally depicted a type of pheasant with bright plumage, reinforcing the idea of shining or brilliance.

Meaning mnemonic

Fire 火 on the left and a bright-plumed bird 翟 on the right: imagine a pheasant's feathers glowing like flames, making the whole character shine.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, picture a glowing yo-yo spinning in the dark, its light shining brightly: yo-yo -> ヨウ, and the fire 火 makes it shine.