Shine

"Shine" in Japanese

シャイン

Shain

(surname)

hikari

(brightness from a source of light)

卓越

takuetsu

(excellence in quality or appearance)

輝き

kagayaki

(brightness from a source of light)

輝き

kagayaki

(brightness from reflected light)

光る

hikaru

(to emit light)

照らす

terasu

(ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.)

目立つ

medatsu

(to distinguish oneself)

磨く

migaku

(to polish)

輝く

kagayaku

(to emit light)

輝く

kagayaku

(to reflect light)

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