光 Kanji – ray

Meaning and Readings

How is 光 read?

光 has the onyomi reading コウ and the kunyomi readings ひかる, ひかり.

In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, hikaru, hikari.

Common Japanese Words Using 光

These common Japanese words contain 光. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 栄光（えいこう） — glory
• 観光（かんこう） — sightseeing, tourism
• 観光客（かんこうきゃく） — tourist
• 月光（げっこう） — moonlight, moonbeam
• 光（ひかり） — light
• 光り輝く（ひかりかがやく） — to shine, to glitter
• 光る（ひかる） — to shine, to glitter, to be bright
• 光栄（こうえい） — honour, honor, glory, privilege
• 光学（こうがく） — optics
• 光輝（こうき） — brightness, splendour, splendor

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  mount, hill, knoll
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  climate, season, weather, wait for, expect
• 攻
  aggression, attack, criticize, polish
• 効
  merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
• 降
  descend, precipitate, fall, surrender