Japanese symbol for “brighten”
輝かす
かがやかす
Romaji: kagayakasu
to light up; to brighten
In Japanese, brighten is 輝かす, read かがやかす (kagayakasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to light up; to brighten
Written forms: 輝かす、耀かす、赫かす. Readings: かがやかす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brighten”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明るむ | あかるむ akarumu | to brighten; to grow light |
| 色めく | いろめく iromeku | to colour; to color; to be tinged |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 輝き | かがやき kagayaki | brightness; brilliance; brilliancy |
| 輝かしい | かがやかしい kagayakashii | brilliant; glorious; glittering |
| 光り輝く | ひかりかがやく hikarikagayaku | to shine; to glitter |
| 輝く | かがやく kagayaku | to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle |
| 輝度 | きど kido | brightness; luminance |
| 光輝 | こうき kouki | brightness; splendour; splendor |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.