"日光" meaning in Japanese

See 日光 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɲ̟ik̚ko̞ː] Forms: 日光 [canonical] (ruby: 日(にっ), 光(こう)), Nikkō [romanization], Nitukwau [romanization], につくわう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|にっこう|hhira=につくわう}} 日(にっ)光(こう) • (Nikkō) ^(←につくわう (Nitukwau)?)
  1. Nikkō (a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-日光-ja-name-5fOWL5s~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 37 13 32 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 12 32 15 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51

Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟ik̚ko̞ː] Forms: 日光 [canonical] (ruby: 日(にっ), 光(こう)), nikkō [romanization], nitukwau [romanization], につくわう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|にっこう|hhira=につくわう}} 日(にっ)光(こう) • (nikkō) ^(←につくわう (nitukwau)?)
  1. sunlight Related terms: 月光 (gekkō) (ruby: 月光(げっこう)) (english: moonlight, moonbeam)
    Sense id: en-日光-ja-noun-khqV6LYU Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Light Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 37 13 32 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 12 32 15 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of Light: 7 93
     
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          "日",
          "にっ"
        ],
        [
          "光",
          "こう"
        ]
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    },
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      "form": "nikkō",
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    },
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      "form": "nitukwau",
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    },
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      "form": "につくわう",
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    }
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          "_dis": "7 93",
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      ],
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        }
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      "other": "にっこー"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ik̚ko̞ː]"
    }
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}

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Download raw JSONL data for 日光 meaning in Japanese (3.0kB)

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