光ひかる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to shine; to glitter; to be bright
When I went inside, the kitchen light was faintly glowing.
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Top 1400
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
Examples (36 in total)
The road is shining white.
The stars are shining in the sky.
The moon doesn't shine on its own.
Something was glinting on and off.
Something just flashed, didn't it?
The diamond shone brightly.
All of those characters are glowing.
The tip rotates and glows.
Your flair shines through in the fine details.
A red light was glowing in the dark.
Apparently it glows when physically stimulated.
The stone on the necklace is sparkling.
The monitor embedded in the wall lights up.
When you press the power button, the button lights up.
Something is flashing up ahead.
It's cool that it glows at night.
The moon does not shine as brightly as the sun.
The faintly glowing purple eyes shine more brightly.
All that glitters is not gold.
Something is shining at the top of that tree!
The veteran actor's mature, understated performance shines.
Although it did not result in winning an award, I felt that it had something shining about it.
His eyes flashed with anger.
At the corners of those eyes, tears glistened slightly.
The lake was gleaming in the bright sunshine.
My father polished his car till it shone.
When I went inside, the kitchen light was faintly glowing.
I saw a blade glinting silver in their hand.
The non-prescription lenses catch the light and gleam.
The icy road sparkled in the sunlight.
The star which shines up there is Jupiter.
The girl's eyes are shining, harboring a slight hint of interest.
The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.
The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.
It's charming even as it is, but it will shine even more if polished.
Its mouth opened wide in midair, and its rows of fangs gleamed.