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effulgent

On-Yomi: オウ、キョウ、ゴウ — Kun-Yomi: かがや.き、うつくし.い、さかん

Elements:

effulgent, sun, day, king, jewel, ball

Heisig story:

The radiant, effulgent splendor of he sun makes it king of all the planets and other stars. Just to be sure you don't take this too abstractly, picture the sun seated on a throne, flourishing its scepter this way and that.

Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 7-6-2007(60): The Sun King (Louis XIV) was known for his effulgent reign.

2) [dihutenosa] 2-8-2008(19): [+katsuo] This is the Sun King. Sayeth Wikipedia: "The Sun King (in French le Roi Soleil) because of the idea that, just as the planets revolve around the Sun, so too should France and the court revolve around [the king] ("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France). And just like the sun, he was quite effulgent and actually emitted sunlight.

3) [Woodsei] 10-3-2012(13): The sun is the effulgent king of stars.

4) [montecristo73] 17-6-2010(7): The sun is the king of effulgent bodies in the sky.

5) [amillerchip] 4-1-2012(4): Eeffulgent? I'll never remember that. Renaming this full of vigor. The king always started the day full of vigor, ready to rule his kingdom like the nobles of old.

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