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耀 = 光 + 翟

耀 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shimmering”. It is built from 光 (ray) and 翟 (futon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2892.

Keyword
shimmering
RTK frame
2892
Strokes
20
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かがや.く, ひかり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
shine, мерцающий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
耀 shine

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 光 ray
  2. 翟 futon

How to find 耀 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ray” + “futon”. 耀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 耀 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.