"光る" meaning in Japanese

See 光る in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [çika̠ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: ⟨pi₁karu⟩ → */pʲikaru/ → /ɸikaru/ → /hikaru/ From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *pikaru. The initial hika- is cognate with ぴかぴか (pikapika, “glitteringly, sparklingly”). Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨pi₁karu⟩}} ⟨pi₁karu⟩, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*pikaru}} Proto-Japonic *pikaru Head templates: {{ja-verb|ひかる|tr=intrans|type=1}} 光(ひか)る • (hikaru) intransitive godan (stem 光(ひか)り (hikari), past 光(ひか)った (hikatta)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|ひか|4-r}} Forms: 光る [canonical] (ruby: (ひか)), hikaru [romanization], 光り [stem] (ruby: (ひか)), 光った [past] (ruby: (ひか)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 光ら [error-unrecognized-form], ひから [error-unrecognized-form], hikara [error-unrecognized-form], 光り [error-unrecognized-form], ひかり [error-unrecognized-form], hikari [error-unrecognized-form], 光る [error-unrecognized-form], ひかる [error-unrecognized-form], hikaru [error-unrecognized-form], 光れ [error-unrecognized-form], ひかれ [error-unrecognized-form], hikare [error-unrecognized-form], 光られる [passive], ひかられる [passive], hikarareru [passive], 光らせる [causative], 光らす [causative], ひからせる [causative], ひからす [causative], hikaraseru [causative], hikarasu [causative], 光れる [potential], ひかれる [potential], hikareru [potential], 光ろう [volitional], ひかろう [volitional], hikarō [volitional], 光らない [negative], ひからない [negative], hikaranai [negative], 光らず [continuative, negative], ひからず [continuative, negative], hikarazu [continuative, negative], 光ります [formal], ひかります [formal], hikarimasu [formal], 光った [perfective], ひかった [perfective], hikatta [perfective], 光って [conjunctive], ひかって [conjunctive], hikatte [conjunctive], 光れば [conditional, hypothetical], ひかれば [conditional, hypothetical], hikareba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 光ら [irrealis, stem], ひから [irrealis, stem], fikara [irrealis], 光り [continuative, stem], ひかり [continuative, stem], fikari [continuative], 光る [stem, terminative], ひかる [stem, terminative], fikaru [terminative], 光る [attributive, stem], ひかる [attributive, stem], fikaru [attributive], 光れ [realis, stem], ひかれ [realis, stem], fikare [realis], 光れ [imperative, stem], ひかれ [imperative, stem], fikare [imperative], 光らず [negative], ひからず [negative], fikarazu [negative], 光れど [contrastive], ひかれど [contrastive], fikaredo [contrastive], 光れば [causative], ひかれば [causative], fikareba [causative], 光らば [conditional], ひからば [conditional], fikaraba [conditional], 光りき [past], ひかりき [past], fikariki [past], 光りけり [past], ひかりけり [past], fikarikeri [past], 光りつ [perfect], ひかりつ [perfect], fikaritu [perfect], 光りぬ [perfect], ひかりぬ [perfect], fikarinu [perfect], 光れり [continuative, perfect], 光りたり [continuative, perfect], ひかれり [continuative, perfect], ひかりたり [continuative, perfect], fikareri [continuative, perfect], fikaritari [continuative, perfect], 光らむ [volitional], ひからむ [volitional], fikaramu [volitional]
  1. to shine, gleam, glitter
    Sense id: en-光る-ja-verb-wmRvuDfO
  2. to shine, stand out, be excellent
    Sense id: en-光る-ja-verb-9PxyQJ70 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru: 38 62 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 15 85 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 41 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 阿弥陀も銭ほど光る (ruby: 阿弥陀(あみだ), (ぜに), (ひか)) (taxonomic: Amida mo zeni hodo hikaru), 目が光る (me ga hikaru) (ruby: (), (ひか)), 目を光らす (me o hikarasu) (ruby: (), (ひか)), 輝く (kagayaku) (ruby: (かがや)) (english: sparkle), 照る (teru) (ruby: ())
Derived forms: (hikari) (ruby: (ひかり)) (english: light), 光らかす (hikarakasu) (ruby: (ひか)), 光源氏 (Hikaru Genji) (ruby: (ひかる), (げん), ()), 光り満つ (hikarimitsu) (ruby: (ひか), ()), 光り物 (hikarimono) (ruby: (ひか), (もの)), 光り渡る (hikariwataru) (ruby: (ひか), (わた)), 青光り (aobikari) (ruby: 青光(あおびか)), 垢光り (akabikari) (ruby: 垢光(あかびか)), 油光り (aburabikari) (ruby: (あぶら), (びか)), 風光る (kazehikaru) (ruby: 風光(かぜひか)), 白光り (shirobikari) (ruby: 白光(しろびか)), 底光り (sokobikari) (ruby: 底光(そこびか))
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "light",
      "roman": "hikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひかり"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hikarakasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光らかす"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Hikaru Genji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひかる"
        ],
        [
          "源",
          "げん"
        ],
        [
          "氏",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光源氏"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hikarimitsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
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        [
          "満",
          "み"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光り満つ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hikarimono",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "word": "光り物"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hikariwataru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ],
        [
          "渡",
          "わた"
        ]
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      "word": "光り渡る"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aobikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "青光",
          "あおびか"
        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aburabikari",
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        [
          "光",
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        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kazehikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "風光",
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        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shirobikari",
      "ruby": [
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        ]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "そこびか"
        ]
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    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ojp",
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          "光",
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        ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "hikaru",
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    {
      "form": "光り",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光った",
      "roman": "hikatta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひから",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikareba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひから",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikareba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaraba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikariki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaritu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikareri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaritari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaramu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ひかる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "光(ひか)る • (hikaru) intransitive godan (stem 光(ひか)り (hikari), past 光(ひか)った (hikatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ひか",
        "2": "4-r"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "english": "whether lapis lazuli or quartz can shine, still shines → differing talents and qualities still stand out",
      "roman": "ruri mo hari mo teraseba hikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "瑠璃",
          "るり"
        ],
        [
          "玻璃",
          "はり"
        ],
        [
          "照",
          "て"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光る"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "阿弥陀",
          "あみだ"
        ],
        [
          "銭",
          "ぜに"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "taxonomic": "Amida mo zeni hodo hikaru",
      "word": "阿弥陀も銭ほど光る"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "me ga hikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "目が光る"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "me o hikarasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "目を光らす"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sparkle",
      "roman": "kagayaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "輝",
          "かがや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "輝く"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "teru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "照",
          "て"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "照る"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to glitter",
          "roman": "pikapika hikaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "光",
              "ひか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ピカピカ光る",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shine, gleam, glitter"
      ],
      "id": "en-光る-ja-verb-wmRvuDfO",
      "links": [
        [
          "shine",
          "shine"
        ],
        [
          "gleam",
          "gleam#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "glitter",
          "glitter#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shine, stand out, be excellent"
      ],
      "id": "en-光る-ja-verb-9PxyQJ70",
      "links": [
        [
          "stand out",
          "stand out"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ひかる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çika̠ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "光る"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
    "Japanese intransitive verbs",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "light",
      "roman": "hikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひかり"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikarakasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光らかす"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Hikaru Genji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひかる"
        ],
        [
          "源",
          "げん"
        ],
        [
          "氏",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光源氏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikarimitsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ],
        [
          "満",
          "み"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光り満つ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikarimono",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "もの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光り物"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikariwataru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ],
        [
          "渡",
          "わた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "光り渡る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aobikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "青光",
          "あおびか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "青光り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akabikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "垢光",
          "あかびか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "垢光り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aburabikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "油",
          "あぶら"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "びか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "油光り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kazehikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "風光",
          "かぜひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "風光る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shirobikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "白光",
          "しろびか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "白光り"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sokobikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "底光",
          "そこびか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "底光り"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "⟨pi₁karu⟩"
      },
      "expansion": "⟨pi₁karu⟩",
      "name": "IPAfont"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "jpx-pro",
        "3": "*pikaru"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *pikaru",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "⟨pi₁karu⟩ → */pʲikaru/ → /ɸikaru/ → /hikaru/\nFrom Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *pikaru.\nThe initial hika- is cognate with ぴかぴか (pikapika, “glitteringly, sparklingly”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光り",
      "roman": "hikari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光った",
      "roman": "hikatta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひから",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikaranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikarimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hikareba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひから",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikareba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaraba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikariki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaritu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikarinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光れり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光りたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかれり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひかりたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikareri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaritari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "光らむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ひからむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fikaramu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ひかる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "光(ひか)る • (hikaru) intransitive godan (stem 光(ひか)り (hikari), past 光(ひか)った (hikatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ひか",
        "2": "4-r"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "english": "whether lapis lazuli or quartz can shine, still shines → differing talents and qualities still stand out",
      "roman": "ruri mo hari mo teraseba hikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "瑠璃",
          "るり"
        ],
        [
          "玻璃",
          "はり"
        ],
        [
          "照",
          "て"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光る"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "ruby": [
        [
          "阿弥陀",
          "あみだ"
        ],
        [
          "銭",
          "ぜに"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "taxonomic": "Amida mo zeni hodo hikaru",
      "word": "阿弥陀も銭ほど光る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "me ga hikaru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "目が光る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "me o hikarasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "目",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "ひか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "目を光らす"
    },
    {
      "english": "sparkle",
      "roman": "kagayaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "輝",
          "かがや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "輝く"
    },
    {
      "roman": "teru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "照",
          "て"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "照る"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to glitter",
          "roman": "pikapika hikaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "光",
              "ひか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ピカピカ光る",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shine, gleam, glitter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shine",
          "shine"
        ],
        [
          "gleam",
          "gleam#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "glitter",
          "glitter#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to shine, stand out, be excellent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stand out",
          "stand out"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ひかる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çika̠ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "光る"
}

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  "section": "Japanese",
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}

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}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "光る",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "verb",
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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "光る",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
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  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
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}

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