🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

輝き

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kagayaki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Glow/ɡloʊ/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"夕日の輝きは美しかった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A steady light or brightness.

    "The glow of the sunset painted the sky in vibrant colors."
As verb
  1. 1

    To produce a steady light or brightness.

    "The fireflies glowed in the dark garden."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'glow' originates from the Old English 'glōwan', which means to shine or to give off light. This term has roots in Proto-Germanic *glōwōną, which also relates to the concept of brightness and warmth, evolving through Middle English into its current form.

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