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[ichi1,news1,nf01]
ひかり [ichi1,news1,nf01]
1. [n]
▶ light
2. [n]
▶ illumination
▶ ray
▶ beam
▶ gleam
▶ glow
3. [n]
▶ happiness
▶ hope
4. [n]
▶ influence
▶ power
5. [n]
▶ vision
▶ eyesight
6. [n] [abbr]
▶ optical fiber
▶ optical fibre
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2844299 光回線 1. optical communications line; optical network



History:
4. A 2023-03-04 20:36:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2023-03-04 07:26:05 
  Refs:
https://kakaku.com/bb/hikari/
  Comments:
Common as part of product or business names.
  Diff:
@@ -42,0 +43,7 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2844299">光回線</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>optical fiber</gloss>
+<gloss>optical fibre</gloss>
+</sense>
2. A 2017-08-06 20:02:51  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-08-01 05:06:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr,GG5, 中辞, etc.
  Comments:
Refs are divided on the split of senses. I'm mainly following GG5 here.
I'm seeing Naomi Kawase's ひかり later this week, and the English title is "Radiance", which got me thinking about the breadth of meanings for 光.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,23 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>illumination</gloss>
+<gloss>ray</gloss>
+<gloss>beam</gloss>
+<gloss>gleam</gloss>
+<gloss>glow</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>happiness</gloss>
+<gloss>hope</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>influence</gloss>
+<gloss>power</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>vision</gloss>
+<gloss>eyesight</gloss>
+</sense>

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