Japanese

かす

かがやかす
Meaning: to let shine; to make brilliant; to show off (fame)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 輝かす 輝かさない
Polite 輝かします 輝かしません
Past 輝かした 輝かさなかった
Polite + Past 輝かしました 輝かしませんでした
Te-form 輝かして 輝かさなくて
Potential 輝かせる 輝かせない
Passive 輝かされる 輝かされない
Causative 輝かさせる 輝かさせない
Imperative 輝かせ 輝かすな

Handwriting

輝
か
す

Example sentences

The boy made his eyes shine with hope.
その少女は双眸炯炯と目を輝かせて話を聞いた
The girl listened to the story with brightly shining eyes.

Usage Notes

Transitive version of 輝く (to shine). Often used with 'eyes' (目を輝かす) to show excitement or hope.

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