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Kanji Detail for 光 - "light, shine, glory"
光
- Meaning
光 means "light, shine, glory."
Light - Radiance; brightness.
To shine - To glitter; to illuminate.
Honor - Fame; reputation.
Scenery - Appearance; state.
Blessing - Grace; favor.
Time - Time; days.
Honorific - A respectful word for others' actions. Example
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
ray; light
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
light, brilliant, shine; only
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Light. What human eyes rely on to see objects. Today, the science studying the principles of light emission, light rays, and refraction is called 光學 (optics). | Glory. Such as addressing someone's visit as 光臨, 光降, meaning their visit brings glory. | Meaning of civilization. Such as 觀光上國 (visiting a great nation). Also 光復, meaning restoration, referring to what had fallen into darkness seeing light again. | Having a smooth and glossy meaning. Objects polished to perfection are colloquially called 光. | Having a meaning of exhaustion. All that is completely exhausted is colloquially also called 光.
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Sentences including 光
It is a privilege to meet you.
Kyoto is visited by many tourists.
The moon doesn't have light of its own.
This room doesn't get a lot of sun.
She was left in the sun too long.
Did you go to nikko yesterday?
He was amazed at the sight.
I'm charmed to meet you.
Too much light hurts the eye.
We were surprised at the sight.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
そうして強い太陽の光が、眼の届く限り水と山とを照らしていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
書斎には洋机と椅子の外に、沢山の書物が美しい背皮を並べて、硝子越に電燈の光で照らされていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今しがた奥さんの美しい眼のうちに溜った涙の光と、それから黒い眉毛の根に寄せられた八の字を記憶していた私は、その変化を異常なものとして注意深く眺めた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
書斎の硝子戸から冬に入って稀に見るような懐かしい和らかな日光が机掛けの上に射していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
枳殻の垣が黒ずんだ枝の上に、萌るような芽を吹いていたり、柘榴の枯れた幹から、つやつやしい茶褐色の葉が、柔らかそうに日光を映していたりするのが、道々私の眼を引き付けた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
模様の織り出された厚い糊の硬い卓布が美しくかつ清らかに電燈の光を射返していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ことに室の中を見廻して母の影が見えないと、父は必ず「お光は」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
突然「お光お前にも色々世話になったね」などと優しい言葉を出す時もあった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それから自分の未来に横たわる光明が、次第に彼の眼を遠退いて行くようにも思って、いらいらするのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
肉を鞭撻すれば霊の光輝が増すように感ずる場合さえあったのかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
彼は学問なり事業なりについて、これから自分の進んで行くべき前途の光明を再び取り返した心持になったのだろうか。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
洋燈の光がＫの机から斜めにぼんやりと私の室に差し込みました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は広い机の片隅で窓から射す光線を半身に受けながら、新着の外国雑誌を、あちらこちらと引っ繰り返して見ていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
急に世界の変った私は、少しの間口を利く事もできずに、ぼうっとして、その光景を眺めていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうした新しい光で覚悟の二字を眺め返してみた私は、はっと驚きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha