Hikaru

Hikaru (ひかる, ヒカル) is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance".^[1][2][3]

Possible writings

Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 光, "light"
• 輝, "radiance"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji.

People with the name

• Hikaru Akao (赤尾ひかる, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
• Hikaru Aoyama (青山 ひかる, born 1993), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
• Hikaru Arai (新井 光, born 1999), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Asami (ひかる, born 1972), Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• Hikaru Ezaki (江崎 ひかる, born 2004), Japanese K-pop idol, a member of Kep1er
• Hikaru Fujii (藤井光, born 1976), Japanese artist
• Hikaru Hayashi (林 光, 1931–2012), Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
• Hikaru Hironiwa (広庭 輝, born 1985), former Japanese soccer player
• Inoue Hikaru (井上 光, 1851–1908), Japanese general
• Hikaru Ito (伊藤 光, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
• Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮, born 1965), Japanese professional wrestler
• Hikaru Kojima, (born 1994) Japanese association football player
• Hikaru Kotobuki (光, born 1964), Japanese electronic musician
• Hikaru Koyama (ひかる, born 1991), member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace
• Hikaru (singer, born 1987) (ヒカル), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina
• Hikaru Midorikawa (光, born 1968), Japanese voice actor
• Hikaru Mizuno (水野 輝, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Morita (森田 ひかる, born 2001), Japanese idol, a member of Sakurazaka46
• Hikaru Nakamura (光, born 1987), American chess Grandmaster
• Hikaru Nakamura (中村 光, born 1984), Japanese manga artist
• Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光, born 1994), Japanese women's footballer
• Hikaru Nishida (ひかる, born 1972), Japanese J-pop singer and actress
• Hikaru Ōe (光, born 1995), Japanese snowboarder
• Hikaru Saeki (光, born 1943), Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• Hikaru Sato (光留, born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Hikaru Shida (光, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler and actress
• Hikaru Tanaka (田中 光, born 1972), Japanese gymnast
• Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, born 1998), Japanese judoka
• Hikaru Utada (ヒカル, born 1983), Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
• Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, born 1991), Japanese actress
• Hikaru Yamashita (山下 光, born 2000), Japanese ice hockey player
• Hikaru Yaotome (光, born 1990), Japanese idol, singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP

Fictional characters

• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Angelic Layer
• Hikaru Osari (王茶利暉), a character in B-Project
• Hikaru (Jimmy) (ヒカル), a character in Ape Escape 2
• Hikaru (光), a character in Exo-Force
• Hikaru (ひかる), a character in Parodius
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Princess Ai
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• Hikaru Amano (ヒカル), a character in Martian Successor Nadesico
• Hikaru Genji (光源氏), a character in The Tale of Genji
• Hikaru Gosunkugi (光), a character in Ranma ½
• Hikaru Hasama (光), a character in Beyblade: Metal Fusion
• Hikaru Hibino (ひかる), a character in Hime-chan no Ribbon
• Hikaru Hoshina (ひかる), also known as Cure Star, the protagonist of Star Twinkle PreCure
• Hikaru Hoshino (光), a character in Time Patrol Tai Otasukeman
• Hikaru Hitachiin (光), a character in Ouran High School Host Club
• Hikaru Hiyama (ひかる), a character in Kimagure Orange Road
• Hikaru Ichijyo (輝), a character in Macross
• Hikaru Ichinomiya (ひかる), a character in Shugo Chara!, aka Gozen
• Hikaru Jo (光), a character in Kamen Rider Blade, the human guise of the Tiger Undead
• Hikaru Kamiki (カミキヒカル), the main antagonist in manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
• Hikaru Katsuragi (ひかる), a character in Choudenshi Bioman
• Hikaru Koizumi (小泉光るなら), a main character in Ani-Imo
• Hikaru Kosaka (ひかる), a character in The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn
• Hikaru Kujou (ヒカル), a character in Futari wa Pretty Cure MaX Heart
• Hikaru Makiba (ひかる), a character in Grendizer
• Hikaru Matsuyama (光), a character in Captain Tsubasa
• Hikaru Mizuki (ひかる), a character in Kirarin Revolution
• Hikaru Nagomi (ひかる), a character in Delicious Party Pretty Cure
• Hikaru Nanjou (光), a character in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
• Hikaru Narita (輝), a character in Hot Gimmick
• Hikaru Raido (ヒカル), a character in Ultraman Ginga
• Hikaru Shidou (光), a character in Magic Knight Rayearth
• Hikaru Shindou (ヒカル), a character in Hikaru no Go
• Hikaru Shinjou (ひかる), a character in the Gyakuten Saiban manga
• Hikaru Sorano (ひかる), a character in Codename wa Sailor V
• Hikaru Sulu, a character in Star Trek
• Hikaru Tonetti (ヒカル), a character in School House
• Thunder Warrior Hikaru of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• Hikaru Usada (ヒカル), a character in Di Gi Charat
• Minamoto no Hikaru (光), the main character within Otogizōshi
• Sungel/Sunjiel (aka MagiShine), of Mahou Sentai Magiranger (often referred to as "Hikaru-sensei")
• The Figure Hikaru of Figure 17

Other uses

• Sega Hikaru, an arcade game platform
• Sony Ericsson W995, previously known as Hikaru

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Hikaru
• All pages with titles containing Hikaru

References

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This page was last edited on 10 April 2024, at 15:32