79
光
Light
ひかり (hikari), ひか(る) (hikaru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🔥In Japanese folklore, glowing fireflies (蛍, hotaru) were sometimes believed to carry the spirits of fallen warriors or loved ones. On warm summer nights, their tiny lights drifting through rice fields created an almost magical atmosphere. Today, people still gather for firefly festivals, celebrating one of nature's most beautiful displays of light.
Memory Trick
A tiny inventor is standing at the bottom of 光. Suddenly... ding! A brilliant idea appears above their head, shining brightly.
Readings
Onyomi: コウ (kou)
Kunyomi: ひかり (hikari), ひか(る) (hikaru)
Example Words
光
ひかり (hikari)
Light
日光
にっこう (nikkou)
Sunlight
観光
かんこう (kankou)
Sightseeing
光る
ひかる (hikaru)
To shine
Example Sentence
窓から 光が 入っています。
まどから ひかりが はいっています。
mado kara hikari ga haitteimasu
Light is coming through the window.