日光

にっこう

sunlight

Also:Nikkō (city in Tochigi), Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

What does 日光 mean?

日光 is a Japanese noun meaning sunlight in English. It can also be translated as Nikkō (city in Tochigi), Suryaprabha (bodhisattva) depending on context. It is written as 日光 in kanji, にっこう in hiragana, and nikkou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この部屋はあまり日光が当たらない。

This room gets little sunshine.