Hikaru

Hikaru (ひかる, ヒカル) is a Japanese verb meaning "to shine" (光る), and it is the dictionary form of the word Hikari (光, light). It is also a Japanese given name that can be given to either sex.

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

• Hikaru Asami (ひかる, born 1972), Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• Hikaru Ikeda (ひかる), Japanese voice actress
• Hikaru Ito (伊藤 光, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
• Hikaru Kawamura (ひかる, born 1979), Japanese gravure idol
• Hikaru Kotobuki (光, born 1964), Japanese electronic musician
• Hikaru Koyama (ひかる, born 1991), member of Hinoi Team and LOVE&PEACE
• Hikaru Masai (光, born 1987), a Japanese singer and is a member of the J-pop group Kalafina.
• Hikaru Midorikawa (光, born 1968), Japanese voice actor
• Hikaru Nakamura (光, born 1987), American chess Grandmaster
• 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 Utada (ヒカル, born 1983), Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
• Hikaru Yaotome (光, born 1990), Japanese idol, singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP

Characters

• Hikaru (ひかる), a character in Parodius
• Hikaru Ichinomiya (ひかる), a character in Shugo Chara!, aka Gozen
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Angelic Layer
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Princess Ai
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• Hikaru (Jimmy) (ヒカル), a character in Ape Escape 2
• Hikaru Amano (ヒカル), a character in Martian Successor Nadesico
• Hikaru Gosunkugi (光), a character in Ranma ½
• Hikaru (光), a character in Exo-Force
• Hikaru Hasama (光), a character in Beyblade: Metal Fusion
• Hikaru Hibino (ひかる), a character in Hime-chan no Ribbon
• 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 Jo (光), a character in Kamen Rider Blade, the human guise of the Tiger Undead
• Hikaru Katsuragi (ひかる), a character in Choudenshi Bioman
• Hikaru Makiba (ひかる), a character in Grendizer
• Hikaru Matsuyama (光), a character in Captain Tsubasa
• 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 Shindo (ヒカル), a character in Hikaru no Go
• Hikaru Mizuki (ひかる), a character in Kirarin Revolution
• 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 Usada (ヒカル), a character in Di Gi Charat
• Henry/Hikaru Agata (ヒカル), a character in Medabots
• Minamoto no Hikaru (光), the main character within Otogizōshi
• Hikaru Genji, a character in The Tale of Genji
• 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