- Basic forms
- 輝く — shine; sparkle; excel / base form
- 輝きます — shines; sparkles / masu form
- 輝いた — shone; sparkled / ta form
- 輝いて — shining … / te form
- 輝かない — do not shine / negative
- 輝けば — if (it) shines / conditional
- 輝け — shine! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 星が輝く — stars shine
- 目が輝く — eyes sparkle
- 才能が輝く — talent shines
- More
- 輝いている — is shining; is excelling / state
輝く(かがやく) is a godan intransitive verb. It is used for literal light as well as figurative excellence or success.
- 輝く — to shine; to sparkle
- 光輝 — radiance; brilliance
- 輝度 — brightness; luminance
- 輝石 — shining stone; gem
- 清輝 — pure radiance
- 輝星 — bright star
輝 combines 光 (light) with 軍 (phonetic), forming the image of light spreading outward. It symbolizes radiance, brilliance, and things that shine or inspire.
夜空に 星が 輝いている。
Stars are shining in the night sky.
彼の 目は 希望で 輝いていた。
His eyes sparkled with hope.
