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光 is the simplest way to express "light" in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
It can also mean ray or bright. Chinese tend to use a two-character word for light/bright, so this character is probably best if your audience is Japanese. Also, when pronounced Rei, this can be a Japanese female given name.
広 is the Japanese variant of 廣 (from Chinese).
The original meaning is wide, numerous, or to spread out. However, in modern Japan, this is used primarily as a given name. Most often it is romanized as Hiro.
This Kanji can also romanize as the names Yutaka, Hiromu, Hiromatsu, Hirotsugu, Hirosue, Hiroji, Hiroshi, Hirosaki, Hirokatsu, Kouji, or Kou.
In Chinese, this would romanize as guǎng where it still holds the original meaning and is a common Chinese surname. However, this 広 version is strictly Japanese, and most Chinese will not realize it's a variant of 廣. This will be true especially in the mainland where the Simplified Chinese is now written as 广.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
光 see styles |
 guāng / guang1 kuang hikari / ひかり |
 More info & calligraphy: light; ray; CL:道[dao4]; bright; only; merely; to use up (1) light; (2) illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow; (3) happiness; hope; (4) influence; power; (5) vision; eyesight; (female given name) Mitsu; (given name) Hiroshi; (surname, female given name) Hikaru; (surname) Hikarizaki; (p,s,f) Hikari; (given name) Teru; (female given name) Tekari; (female given name) Sakae; (personal name) Kousou; (personal name) Kouji; (personal name) Koushou; (surname) Kouzaki; (surname) Kousaki; (personal name) Koukun; (female given name) Kouka; (female given name) Kou; (female given name) Kirara; (personal name) Kaizechuu; (female given name) Akira; (female given name) Aki; (female given name) Akari光明 prabha, light, brightness, splendour, to illuminate. |
広 see styles |
guǎng / guang3 kuang yutaka / ゆたか hiromu / ひろむ hiromatsu / ひろまつ hirotsugu / ひろつぐ hirosue / ひろすえ hiroji / ひろじ hiroshi / ひろし hirosaki / ひろさき hirokatsu / ひろかつ hiro / ひろ kouji / koji / こうじ kou / ko / こう |
 More info & calligraphy: Japanese variant of 廣|广 (given name) Yutaka; (given name) Hiromu; (personal name) Hiromatsu; (personal name) Hirotsugu; (personal name) Hirosue; (personal name) Hiroji; (p,s,g) Hiroshi; (surname) Hirosaki; (personal name) Hirokatsu; (p,s,f) Hiro; (personal name) Kouji; (female given name) Kou |
佛光 see styles |
fó guāng / fo2 guang1 fo kuang bukkō |
 More info & calligraphy: Buddha's teachings; aura (around the head of Buddha)The light of Buddha, spiritual enlightenment; halo, glory; light of the Buddha |
光彩 see styles |
guāng cǎi / guang1 cai3 kuang ts`ai / kuang tsai kousai / kosai / こうさい |
 More info & calligraphy: luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance brilliance; splendour; splendor; (female given name) Misa; (female given name) Hikari; (female given name) Hiiro; (female given name) Teresa; (given name) Kousai; (female given name) Arisa |
光明 see styles |
guāng míng / guang1 ming2 kuang ming koumyou(p);koumei / komyo(p);kome / こうみょう(P);こうめい |
 More info & calligraphy: light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted (1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) {Buddh} light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (personal name) Mitsuharu; (given name) Mitsuaki; (given name) Teruaki; (g,p) Koumei; (p,s,g) Koumyouv. last entry; radiance |
光芒 see styles |
guāng máng / guang1 mang2 kuang mang koubou / kobo / こうぼう |
 More info & calligraphy: rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance beam of light |
圓光 圆光 see styles |
yuán guāng / yuan2 guang1 yüan kuang enkou / enko / えんこう |
 More info & calligraphy: radiance emanating from the head; halo (surname) EnkouThe halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc; Wongwang |
日光 see styles |
rì guāng / ri4 guang1 jih kuang nikkou / nikko / にっこう |
 More info & calligraphy: sunlight sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams; (female given name) Himi; (female given name) Hikari; (place-name) Nitsukou; (p,s,f) Nikkou(日光菩薩); 蘇利也波羅皮遮那 Sūrya-prabhāsana. Sunlight, and 月光 (月光菩薩) Moonlight, name of two Bodhisattva assistants of 藥師 the Master of Healing; Sunlight is the ninth in the Dizang Court of the Garbhadhātu group. |
月光 see styles |
yuè guāng / yue4 guang1 yüeh kuang gekkou / gekko / げっこう |
 More info & calligraphy: moonlight moonlight; moonbeam; (female given name) Rumi; (female given name) Tsukumi; (surname) Tsukimitsu; (female given name) Tsukimi; (female given name) Tsukiko; (female given name) Sonata; (female given name) Gekkou; (surname) GakkouCandraprabha, 戰達羅鉢刺婆 Moonlight. One of the three honoured ones in the Vajradhātu, and in the Mañjuśrī court of the Garbhadhātu, known also as 淸涼金剛. |
東光 东光 see styles |
dōng guāng / dong1 guang1 tung kuang harumitsu / はるみつ toukou / toko / とうこう |
 More info & calligraphy: Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei (given name) Harumitsu; (place-name, surname) Toukou |
陽光 阳光 see styles |
yáng guāng / yang2 guang1 yang kuang youkou / yoko / ようこう |
 More info & calligraphy: sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) sunshine; sunlight; (female given name) Youkou; (female given name) Youko; (female given name) Hikari; (given name) Harumitsu; (personal name) Harumi; (personal name) Akira; (personal name) Akimitsu; (female given name) AkimiThe sun's light, also idem陽燄 sun flames, or heat, i.e. the mirage causing the illusion of lakes; sunlight |
靈光 灵光 see styles |
líng guāng / ling2 guang1 ling kuang |
 More info & calligraphy: divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good! |
大光明 see styles |
dà guāng míng / da4 guang1 ming2 ta kuang ming oomiya / おおみや |
 More info & calligraphy: (surname) Oomiya |
咣 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
(onom.) bang; door banging shut |
廣 广 see styles |
guǎng / guang3 kuang yutaka / ゆたか hirohama / ひろはま hirotsugu / ひろつぐ hirotaka / ひろたか hirose / ひろせ hirosue / ひろすえ hiroji / ひろじ hiroshi / ひろし hirokatsu / ひろかつ sakihiro / さきひろ kou / ko / こう |
wide; numerous; to spread; surname Guang (personal name) Yutaka; (surname) Hirohama; (personal name) Hirotsugu; (surname) Hirotaka; (surname) Hirose; (personal name) Hirosue; (personal name) Hiroji; (male given name) Hiroshi; (personal name) Hirokatsu; (surname) Hiro; (surname) Sakihiro; (personal name) Kou vipula. Broad, wide, extensive, spacious; extended, enlarged, expanded; for vaipulya v. 方廣, for which 廣 is also used alone to indicate vaipulya sūtras, etc. |
桄 see styles |
guàng // guāng / guang4 // guang1 kuang |
woven wood and bamboo utensil; classifier for threads and strings; see 桄榔[guang1 lang2] |
洸 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang honoka / ほのか fukashi / ふかし hiroshi / ひろし hikaru / ひかる tsuyoshi / つよし takeshi / たけし takashi / たかし kousou / koso / こうそう kouji / koji / こうじ koushou / kosho / こうしょう kou / ko / こう akira / あきら |
sparkling water (female given name) Honoka; (given name) Fukashi; (given name) Hiroshi; (female given name) Hikaru; (male given name) Tsuyoshi; (given name) Takeshi; (given name) Takashi; (personal name) Kousou; (personal name) Kouji; (personal name) Koushou; (female given name) Kou; (given name) Akira |
灮 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
old variant of 光[guang1] |
炗 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
old variant of 光[guang1] |
獷 犷 see styles |
guǎng / guang3 kuang kō |
rough; uncouth; boorish harsh |
珖 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
(jade) |
胱 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
bladder |
逛 see styles |
guàng / guang4 kuang |
to stroll; to visit |
銧 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
point of a sword |
X光 see styles |
x guāng / x guang1 x kuang |
X-ray |
三光 see styles |
sān guāng / san1 guang1 san kuang sankou / sanko / さんこう |
the sun, the moon, and the stars (See 花札) three non-rain light cards (high-scoring combination in hanafuda); (personal name) Miteru; (surname, given name) Mitsuteru; (surname) Mitsukou; (place-name) Sankou; (given name) Kazumitsu (三光天) Sun, moon, and stars. Also, in the second dhyāna of the form-world there are the two deva regions 少光天, 無量光天, and 光音天q.v. Also 觀音 Avalokiteśvara is styled 日天子sun-prince, or divine son of the sun, 大勢至 Mahāsthāmaprapta is styled 月天子 divine son of the moon, and 虛空藏菩薩 the bodhisattva of the empyrean, is styled 明星天子 divine son of the bright stars. |
不光 see styles |
bù guāng / bu4 guang1 pu kuang |
not the only one; not only |
世光 see styles |
shì guāng / shi4 guang1 shih kuang toshimitsu / としみつ semitsu / せみつ |
(personal name) Toshimitsu; (personal name) Semitsu light of the world |
二光 see styles |
èr guāng / er4 guang1 erh kuang nikō |
The dual lights, i.e. 色光 the halo from a Buddha's body and 心光 the light from his mind. Also 常光 the constant halo from the bodies of Buddhas and 神通光 the supernatural light sent out by a Buddha (e.g. from between his eyebrows) to illuminate a distant world; two lights |
京廣 京广 see styles |
jīng guǎng / jing1 guang3 ching kuang |
Beijing and Guangdong |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji(Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Light Bright Shine | 光 | hikari | guāng / guang1 / guang | kuang |
| Hiro | 広 | hiro | guǎng / guang3 / guang | kuang |
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