きらめく

きらめく
godan verb
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle
1. to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten
To shine with a bright, flickering light; to give off flashes of light.
星(ほし)がきらめいている。
The stars are twinkling.
宝石(ほうせき)が光(ひかり)にきらめいた。
The jewel sparkled in the light.
夜景(やけい)にきらめく街(まち)の灯(あか)りが美(うつく)しかった。
The city lights glittering in the night view were beautiful.

VERB TYPE:
自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive verb)
Godan verb (五段動詞(ごだんどうし))

KANJI:
Can be written as 煌(きら)めく (literary).

CONJUGATION:

  • きらめかない (negative)
  • きらめいて (te-form)
  • きらめいた (past)

ONOMATOPOEIA:
Related to きらきら (glittering, twinkling), which is the onomatopoeic adverb form.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 輝(かがや)く - to shine, radiate (broader meaning)
  • 光(ひか)る - to shine, glow
  • またたく - to twinkle (especially stars)
  • きらきら光(ひか)る - to glitter
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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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