Japanese symbol for “hikari”
ひかり
ひかり
Romaji: hikari
Hikari; high-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi)
In Japanese, hikari is ひかり (hikari).
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Meanings
- n Hikari; high-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi)
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