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Meaning of 煌く(きらめく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

煌く, 煌めく
Kana Reading
きらめく
Romaji
kirameku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

Example Sentences

煌く, 煌めく, きらめく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
煌く
Plain Polite
煌きます
Negative
煌かない
Negative Polite
煌きません

Past

Plain
煌いた
Plain Polite
煌きました
Negative
煌かなかった
Negative Polite
煌きませんでした

Te

Plain
煌いて
Plain Polite
煌きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
煌かれる
Plain Polite
煌かれます
Negative
煌かれない
Negative Polite
煌かれません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

glitter, gleam, twinkle

On: コウ

Kun: きらめ.く, きら.めく, かがや.く

13 strokes

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