Japanese symbol for “sunlight”
日光
にっこう
Romaji: nikkou
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
In Japanese, sunlight is 日光, read にっこう (nikkou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
- n Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
- n Suryaprabha (bodhisattva) (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sunlight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 日 | ひ hi | sun; sunshine; sunlight |
| 日照 | にっしょう nisshou | sunlight |
| 日の目 | ひのめ hinome | sunlight |
| 太陽光 | たいようこう taiyoukou | sunlight |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 光景 | こうけい koukei | scene; spectacle; sight |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sunlight”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.