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光
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

ray

HSK 3 N3
Human →Relations
guāng
コウ
ひか.る、ひかり
광
Pictograph of fire on top of a person.
Components
火 fire+ 卩 person kneeling =
光 ray
火 Iconic component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
卩 Iconic component
jié person kneeling
seal
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
光
Regular
Modern
Chinese
光 [guāng]
light; ray; CL:道[dào]; bright; only; merely; to use up
Japanese
光 ひかり 同音

noun

  1. light
  2. illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow
  3. happiness; hope
  4. influence; power
  5. vision; eyesight
  6. abbrev. optical fiber; optical fibre
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
光が世にやって来た。
Light has come into the world.
Japanese Names
光 あかり
Akari female given name
光 あき
Aki female given name
光 あきら
Akira female given name
光 かいぜちゅう
Kaizechuu unclassified name
光 きらら
Kirara female given name
光 こう
Kō female given name
光 こうか
Kōka female given name
光 こうくん
Kōkun unclassified name
光 こうさき
Kōsaki surname
光 こうざき
Kōzaki surname
光 こうしょう
Kōshou unclassified name
光 こうじ
Kōji unclassified name
光 こうそう
Kōsou unclassified name
光 さかえ
Sakae female given name
光 てかり
Tekari female given name
光 てる
Teru given name
光 ひかり
Hikari place namesurnamefemale given name
光 ひかりざき
Hikarizaki surname
光 ひかる
Hikaru female given namesurname
光 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
光 みつ
Mitsu female given name
光 みつざき
Mitsuzaki surname
光 みつし
Mitsushi unclassified name
光 みつじ
Mitsuji unclassified name
光 みつつぐ
Mitsutsugu unclassified name
光 みつむね
Mitsumune unclassified name
光 みつる
Mitsuru female given name
光 るか
Ruka female given name
光 れい
Rei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
阳光 [yáng​guāng] #2,198
sunshine
阳光 [yáng​guāng] #2,198
sunshine
时光 [shí​guāng] #1,606
time
时光 [shí​guāng] #1,606
time
目光 [mù​guāng] #5,947
sight
光临 [guāng​lín] #2,735
(formal) to honor with one's presence
光临 [guāng​lín] #2,735
(formal) to honor with one's presence
灯光 [dēng​guāng] #3,729
(stage) lighting
灯光 [dēng​guāng] #3,729
(stage) lighting
光明 [guāng​míng] #4,099
light
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 光景 [こうけい] #1,428
scene
⭐ 光る [ひかる] #1,561
to shine
⭐ 光栄 [こうえい] #4,268
honour
光を放つ [ひかりをはなつ] #6,578
to shed light
⭐ 観光 [かんこう] #7,026
sightseeing
閃光 [せんこう] #8,449
flash (of light)
眼光 [がんこう] #8,808
sparkle of one's eyes
⭐ 月光 [げっこう] #9,429
moonlight
⭐ 陽光 [ようこう] #9,575
sunshine
⭐ 光線 [こうせん] #10,023
beam
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KOREAN WORDS (43)
광선 #14,425
ray
광년 #25,885
light year
형광등 #26,203
fluorescent lamp
형광 #28,970
fluorescence
영광 #29,984
glory
광주 #38,901
Gwangju
가시광선
visible light
각광
popularity; recognition
감광
photosensitization
감광지
sensitized paper; photosensitive paper
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