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光る

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

光る — “to shine, to glitter”

光る (read ひかる) means to shine, to glitter. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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ひかる

Meaning

to shine, to glitter

光る in a sentence

夜空よぞらに星ほしが光っひかっています。

The stars are shining in the night sky.

The kanji in 光る

光light

Words that share a kanji with 光る

光ひかり— light
観光かんこう— sightseeing, tourism
光景こうけい— scene, sight, spectacle
日光にっこう— sunlight, sunshine
蛍光灯けいこうとう— fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light
光線こうせん— ray of light, beam

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