Have you heard of the word hikari [光]? It is often used frequently in names of people, brands, and even in the name of a city due to its great meaning which is LIGHT. In this article, we will investigate the word hikari in depth and see some of its meanings and synonyms.
The word hikari is just a Japanese reading of the ideogram [光] which can also be hikaru or in the Chinese reading kou. The word hikari [光] literally means light, illumination, ray, beam, and brightness. It can also be used to refer to happiness, hope, influence, power, and vision.
Apparently, hikari has no deep meaning other than being a literal representation of light when we examine its pictographic origin. It is probably used in spiritual words like eikou [栄光] which means glory.
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Japanese names derived from hikari and hikaru
The names Hikari and Hikaru are widely used in Japan. Hikari is usually used by females using different ideograms instead of the traditional [光]. So the person can have different meanings in their name. Even with the ideogram of love [愛] it is possible to write the name hikari. Below are some suggestions:
- 華 - means splendor, brightness, and ostentation;
- 輝 - radiant, glimmering, and shine;
- 輝 - Is usually used as Kagayaki;
- 瑛 (Hikaru) - shine of jewelry, crystals;
- 旺 (Hikaru)- flourishing, successful, beautiful, vigorous;
- 月 - Moon (probably because it is bright);
- 玄 - mysterious, hidden, black, deep (what a contrast);
- 明 - Akari is another popular name that also means light;
- 晃 (Hikaru) - Bright, dazzling, light, clear;
We recommend conducting thorough research using write the names 光 (Hikari) and 輝 (Hikaru) in Japanese and their respective meanings. It's worth noting that there are infinite ways to represent the ideogram for Light in Japanese. Thousands of Japanese names can carry the meaning of light.
Another popular example of names that mean light is the main character of the anime Death Note who is called Light, a Japanese adaptation of the English word Light which means light. People with the name Kou (Chinese reading) also usually have some ideogram with light meaning in their names.
In the anime Boku no Hero, there is a character named Uraraka [麗] where the ideogram also means brilliant, beautiful, glorious, lovely, graceful, and radiant.
Synonyms for the word Hikari [光]
There is the ideogram [明] that is quite popular and is often used in adjectives like akarui, which means well-lit and bright. This ideogram is also present in words like tomorrow (明日) and can mean clarity, insight, and purity.
Another similar ideogram is [灯] which has the readings akari and tomoshibi that also mean light, but since it has the radical for fire, it is used to refer to lamps and torches. The noun akari although written as 明かり has its origins related to [灯].
To end the article we will leave some words related to hikari and some synonyms for light.
| Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
| verb shine | 光る | hikaru |
| Vivid; bright; clear | 鮮やか | azayaka |
| Adjective of light, bright, illuminated | 明るい | bright |
| Brilliant; glorious; splendid | 輝かしい | kagayakashi |
