taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Describes sunlight or light shining brilliantly and warmly. Often used in literary or poetic descriptions of the sun.
The sun shines down brilliantly.
We enjoyed a picnic under the brilliant sunshine.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 燦々 and 燦燦 are literary and less common.
Literary kanji form; the repetition mark 々 is standard for this word.
Variant without the repetition mark; less common than 燦々.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.
From 燦燦, a reduplication of the Sino-Japanese element 燦, “brilliant” or “glittering.”