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What does 光 (ひかり, hikari) mean?

光 (ひかり, hikari) means light, ray of light.

Quick facts
Readingひかり
Romajihikari
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ひかり
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhikari

light, ray of light

  1. 1noun light
  2. 2noun illumination; ray; beam
  3. 3noun happiness; hope
  4. 4noun influence; power
  5. 5noun vision; eyesight

Example sentences

  • I can see the lights of a car in the distance.

  • The morning light comes into the room.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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