光

See also: 灮

光 U+5149, 光 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5149 ← 先 [U+5148] CJK Unified Ideographs 兊 → [U+514A]

Translingual

Han character

Stroke order

光 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火一山 (FMU), four-corner 9021₁, composition ⿱⺌兀)

Derived characters

• 侊, 𢓥, 垙, 挄, 咣, 洸, 恍, 姯, 𭘜, 㹰, 𨒺, 珖, 桄, 𤈛, 晄, 𥙑, 胱, 㿠, 𥆄, 硄, 絖, 𦨻, 𧧯, 𧵦, 輄(𨐈), 𨠵, 觥, 靗, 銧, 𩊠, 皝, 駫, 䯑
• 𰃌, 𣆥, 𠒦, 𠒥, 𠒬, 尡, 䆪, 韑, 𤾗, 輝(辉), 𠓇, 𪀯, 𠓁, 𦒉, 𠓅, 黋, 㒯, 𠓐, 耀, 兤, 𠓑, 𧹍
• 𣆤, 茪, 晃, 𰃍, 䨔, 𢩊, 𤶏, 㘢, 𡾡

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 124, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1350
• Dae Jaweon: page 262, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 266, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5149

Chinese

simp. and trad.		光
alternative forms		㫕 灮 炗 炚 炛 㫕 灮 炗 炚 炛 烡 𠈑 𤉭 𤎫 𤐥 𰭧

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 光
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Oracle bone script j23048 j23049 j23050 j23051 j23052 j23053 j23054 j23055 j23056 j23057 j23058 j23059 j23060 j23061 j23062 Bronze inscriptions b14861 b14862 b14863 b14864 b14865 b14866 b14867 b14868 b14869 b14870 b14871 b14872 b14873 b14874 b14875 b14876 b14877 b14878 b14879 b14880 b14881 b14882 Small seal script s07367 Transcribed ancient scripts L32956 L32957 L32958 L32959 L32960 L32961 L32962 L10093 L10094 L10095 L10096 L10097 L10098 L10099 L10100 L10101 L10102 L10103 L10104 L10105 L10106 L10107 L10108 L10109 L10110 L10111 L10112 L10113
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (光) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
光	*kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs
灮	*kʷaːŋ
洸	*kʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋ
桄	*kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs
胱	*kʷaːŋ
垙	*kʷaːŋ
輄	*kʷaːŋ
恍	*kʷaːŋ, *qʰʷaːŋʔ
茪	*kʷaːŋ
侊	*kʷaːŋ, *kʷraːŋ
晃	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
幌	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
榥	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
滉	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
觥	*kʷraːŋ
駫	*kʷeːŋ

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 火 (“fire”) + 卩 (“kneeling person”) – fire over a person's head, emphasizing the shining of light (Shuowen).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (“shine; bright; yellow”). Cognate with 黃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “yellow”), 曠 (OC *kʰʷaːŋs, “bright; well-lit”), Burmese ဝင်း (wang:, “bright”).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): guāng, guǎng (guang¹, guang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ, ㄍㄨㄤˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): guang¹

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гуон (guon, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong¹

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gwong¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): guong¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kông

  (Hailu, HRS): gong^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guong¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): guon¹
• Northern Min (KCR): guáng
• Eastern Min (BUC): guŏng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung¹ / gng¹ / gorng¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kng / kuiⁿ / kong / koang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng¹ / guang¹

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gung¹
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹kuaon / ¹kuan
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): guan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese; Beijing dialect)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guang
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹
    • Yale: gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guang
    • Palladius: гуан (guan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Beijing dialect)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǎng
    • Wade–Giles: kuang³
    • Yale: gwǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goang
    • Palladius: гуан (guan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

Note: guǎng - "only".

• • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: guang¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гуон (guon, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɑŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gwong¹
    • Yale: gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: gwong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔŋ²¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɔŋ⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: guon¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuɒ̃¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: guáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: guŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kŋ̍⁵³³/
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gorng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒŋ⁵³³/

Note:

• gung1/gng1 - vernacular;
• gorng1 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng
    • Tâi-lô: kng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Kinmen): /kŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang, Philippines): /kŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kuiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kuinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Yilan): /kuĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /kuĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong
    • Tâi-lô: kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Yongchun, Anxi)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koang
    • Tâi-lô: kuang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koafng
    • IPA (Yongchun): /kuaŋ⁴⁴/

Note:

• kng/kuiⁿ - vernacular (“light; to be naked; until none is left; bright; smooth; to become bright”);
• kong/koang - literary (“ray; scenery; glory; time”).

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: geng¹ / guang¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳng / kuang
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ³³/, /kuaŋ³³/

Note:

• geng1 - vernacular;
• guang1 - literary.

• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹kuaon
    • MiniDict: kuaon^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kuaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kuɑ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹kuan
    • MiniDict: kuan^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kuan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuã⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /kuæ̃³³⁴/

Note:

• ¹kuan - used in 光火;
• ¹kuaon - all other senses.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯an³³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 光
Mandarin	Beijing	/kuɑŋ⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/kuaŋ⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/kuɑŋ²¹/
	Jinan	/kuaŋ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/kuaŋ²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/kuaŋ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/kuaŋ²¹/ ～頭 /kuaŋ²⁴/ 副詞
	Xining	/kuɔ̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/kuɑŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/kuɑ̃³¹/
	Ürümqi	/kuɑŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/kuaŋ⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/kuaŋ⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/kuaŋ⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/kuã̠⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/kuaŋ³¹/
	Hefei	/kuɑ̃²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/kuɒ̃¹¹/
	Pingyao	/kuɑŋ¹³/ /kuə¹³/ ～油油
	Hohhot	/kuɑ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/kuɑ̃⁵³/
	Suzhou	/kuɑ̃⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/kuɑŋ³³/
	Wenzhou	/kuɔ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/ko³¹/
	Tunxi	/kau¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/kuan³³/
	Xiangtan	/kɔn³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/kuɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/kuoŋ⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan	/koŋ²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kwɔŋ⁵³/
	Nanning	/kɔŋ⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/kwɔŋ⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kɔŋ⁵⁵/ /kŋ̍⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kuoŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kuaŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kuaŋ³³/ /kɯŋ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/kuaŋ²³/ /kue²³/

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• Middle Chinese: kwang

Rime
Character	光
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古黃切
Baxter	kwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaŋ/
Li Rong	/kuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/kuɑŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwong1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*kʷˤaŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʷaːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	光
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	guāng
Middle Chinese	‹ kwang ›
Old Chinese	/*kʷˁaŋ/
English	light, brightness
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	光
Reading #	1/2
No.	4506
Phonetic component	光
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*kʷaːŋ/
Notes	灮隸變

Definitions

光

1. light; beam; ray (Classifier: 束 m; 道 m)

   燈光／灯光  ―  dēngguāng  ―  lamplight

   聚光燈／聚光灯  ―  jùguāngdēng  ―  spotlight

   一束光透過門縫射進來。 [MSC, trad.]
   一束光透过门缝射进来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yī shù guāng tòuguò ménféng shè jìnlái. [Pinyin]

   A beam of light shone through the door.

   1. (specifically, physics) ray (Classifier: 條／条)
2. to make bare; to be naked

   光著腳走路／光着脚走路  ―  guāngzhe jiǎo zǒulù  ―  to walk barefoot

   我光著呢。／我光着呢。  ―  Wǒ guāngzhe ne.  ―  I'm not decent.

   褪光光 [Hokkien]  ―  thǹg-kng-kng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to be naked; to be in the nude

3. only; alone

   別光吃肉，吃點蔬菜吧。 [MSC, trad.]
   别光吃肉，吃点蔬菜吧。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bié guāng chī ròu, chī diǎn shūcài ba. [Pinyin]

   Don't eat only meat. Eat some vegetables.

4. Particle used after verbs to show exhaustion or completion; until none is left

   賣光了／卖光了  ―  mài guāng le  ―  completely sold out

   我已經用光了所有的錢。 [MSC, trad.]
   我已经用光了所有的钱。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yǐjīng yòngguāng le suǒyǒu de qián. [Pinyin]

   I've already used up all of my money.

   你毋通將錢用甲光光。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   你毋通将钱用甲光光。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Lí m̄-thang chiong chîⁿ ēng kah kng kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Don't completely used up the money.

5. scenery; sight

   風光／风光  ―  fēngguāng  ―  landscape

6. glory; pride; honor

   臺灣之光／台湾之光  ―  Táiwān zhī guāng  ―  the pride of Taiwan; someone who has brought glory to Taiwan

7. time

   光陰／光阴  ―  guāngyīn  ―  the limited time available in a person's life

   時光／时光  ―  shíguāng  ―  the inevitable passing of events from future to present then past

8. bright

   光明  ―  guāngmíng  ―  bright; shining

   呢度好光。 [Cantonese]  ―  ni¹ dou⁶ hou² gwong¹. [Jyutping]  ―  It's very bright here.

   這間房間真光。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   这间房间真光。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit keng pâng-keng chin kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This room is very bright.

9. brightness; luster

   光澤／光泽  ―  guāngzé  ―  luster; gloss; sheen

10. smooth; glossy; polished; shiny; sleek

    光滑  ―  guānghuá  ―  smooth; glossy; sleek

    石頭磨甲真光。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    石头磨甲真光。 [Hokkien, simp.]

    Chio̍h-thâu bôa kah chin kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

    The stone is polished smooth.

11. (figurative) advantage; benefit; goodness

    沾光  ―  zhānguāng  ―  to benefit from an association with someone

12. to add honor to; to win honor for; to add luster on

    光宗耀祖  ―  guāngzōngyàozǔ  ―  to bring honour to one's ancestors and clan

13. (literary) to glorify; to bring honor to; to exalt; to make conspicuous
14. Used in polite expressions.

    光臨／光临  ―  guānglín  ―  presence (polite)

    光顧／光顾  ―  guānggù  ―  to visit; to come; to patronize

15. (Hokkien) to become bright; to brighten

    天光囉。／天光啰。 [Hokkien]  ―  Thian kng lô. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  The sky has become bright.

16. a surname

Synonyms

• (light):

Dialectal synonyms of 光 (“light”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		光
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		光
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	光, 亮兒 †
	Taiwan	光
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	光, 亮兒 †
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	光, 亮 †
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	光
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	光
	Wuhan	光
	Guilin	光
	Dagudi (Maliba)	光
	Reshuitang (Longling)	光
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	光
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	光
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	光
	Hefei	光
Cantonese	Guangzhou	光
	Hong Kong	光
	Yangjiang	光
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	光
	Hepu (Shatian)	光
	Beihai	光
	Beihai (Nankang)	光
	Beihai (Yingpan)	光
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	光
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	光, 亮
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	光
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	光
	Móng Cái	光
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	光
Gan	Nanchang	光
Hakka	Meixian	光, 亮
	Shanghang	光
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	光
Jin	Taiyuan	光, 亮 †
Northern Min	Jian'ou	光
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	光
Southern Min	Xiamen	光
	Chaozhou	光
	Shantou	光
	Jieyang	光
	Bangkok (Teochew)	光
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	光
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	光
	Pontianak (Teochew)	光
Puxian Min	Putian	光
Wu	Suzhou	光
	Wenzhou	光
Xiang	Changsha	亮, 光
	Xiangxiang	光
	Shuangfeng	光
Note	† - beam or lamplight

• (ray (physics)): 射線／射线 (shèxiàn)
• (bright):

Dialectal synonyms of 亮 (“bright”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		明, 亮
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		亮, 光亮
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	亮
	Taiwan	亮
	Malaysia	亮
	Singapore	亮
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	亮
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	亮
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	亮
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	亮
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	亮
	Wuhan	亮, 光
	Guiyang	亮
	Guilin	亮
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	亮
	Yangzhou	亮
	Hefei	亮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	光
	Hong Kong	光
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	皓
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	光
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	皓
	Taishan	皓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	光
	Dongguan	光, 皓
	Yangjiang	光
	Nanning	光
	Danzhou	光
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	光
Gan	Nanchang	亮
	Pingxiang	光
Hakka	Meixian	光
	Xingning	光
	Huiyang	光
	Huidong (Daling)	光
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	光
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	光
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	光
	Wengyuan	光
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	光
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	光
	Liannan	光
	Jiexi	光
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	光
	Changting	光
	Wuping	光
	Wuping (Yanqian)	光
	Wuping (Pingyu)	光
	Liancheng	光
	Ninghua	光
	Yudu	光
	Ningdu	光
	Ruijin	光
	Shicheng	光
	Shangyou (Shexi)	光
	Tonggu (Sandu)	光
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	光
	Dayu	光
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	光
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	光
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	光
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	光
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	光
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	光
	Hong Kong	光
	Mengshan (Xihe)	光
	Luchuan	光
	Senai (Huiyang)	光
	Kuching (Hepo)	亮, 光
Huizhou	Jixi	亮
Jin	Taiyuan	亮
Northern Min	Jian'ou	光
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	光
	Fuzhou (Changle)	光
	Fuqing	光
	Yongtai	光
	Gutian	光
	Fu'an	光
	Ningde	光
	Shouning	光
	Zhouning	光
	Fuding	光
Southern Min	Xiamen	光
	Quanzhou	光
	Zhangzhou	光
	Taipei	光
	Kaohsiung	光
	Yilan	光
	Changhua (Lukang)	光
	Taichung	光
	Taichung (Wuqi)	光
	Tainan	光
	Taitung	光
	Hsinchu	光
	Penghu (Magong)	光
	Penang (Hokkien)	光
	Manila (Hokkien)	光
	Chaozhou	光
	Shantou	光, 亮
	Jieyang	光
	Bangkok (Teochew)	光
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	光
	Leizhou	光
	Wenchang	光
	Haikou	光
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	亮
Wu	Shanghai	亮
	Suzhou	亮
	Hangzhou	亮
	Wenzhou	光
Xiang	Changsha	亮, 光
	Shuangfeng	亮, 光

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “bright”): 暗 (àn), 黑 (hēi)

Compounds

• 三光 (sānguāng)
• 不光 (bùguāng)
• 不光棍
• 不靈光／不灵光
• 五光十色 (wǔguāngshísè)
• 亮光 (liàngguāng)
• 亮光光
• 亮光漆
• 亮光蠟／亮光蜡
• 仰光 (Yǎngguāng)
• 佛光 (fóguāng)
• 借光 (jièguāng)
• 候光
• 偏光 (piānguāng)
• 做光
• 偏光鏡／偏光镜
• 偏振光 (piānzhènguāng)
• 偏極光／偏极光
• 光了了
• 光亮 (guāngliàng)
• 光儀／光仪
• 光價／光价
• 光光 (guāngguāng)
• 充光棍
• 光出律
• 光出溜
• 光刀
• 光前裕後／光前裕后
• 光化 (Guānghuà)
• 光化作用
• 光化學／光化学 (guānghuàxué)
• 光化學煙霧／光化学烟雾 (guānghuàxué yānwù)
• 光反應／光反应
• 光合作用 (guānghé zuòyòng)
• 光周期
• 光圈 (guāngquān)
• 光國／光国
• 光圈數／光圈数
• 光塌塌
• 光塵／光尘
• 光壓／光压 (guāngyā)
• 光大 (guāngdà)
• 光夫
• 光天化日 (guāngtiānhuàrì)
• 光子 (guāngzǐ)
• 光存儲器／光存储器
• 光學／光学 (guāngxué)
• 光學纖維／光学纤维
• 光宅
• 光宗燿祖／光宗耀祖
• 光害 (guānghài)
• 光寵／光宠
• 光導管／光导管
• 光導縴維／光导纤维
• 光屁股
• 光山
• 光州 (Guāngzhōu)
• 光差
• 光巴
• 光帶／光带
• 光年 (guāngnián)
• 光度 (guāngdù)
• 光度計／光度计
• 光彩 (guāngcǎi)
• 光影 (guāngyǐng)
• 光復／光复 (guāngfù)
• 光復會／光复会
• 光復節／光复节 (Guāngfùjié)
• 光心
• 光怪 (guāngguài)
• 光怪陸離／光怪陆离 (guāngguàilùlí)
• 光打印機／光打印机
• 光打雷，不下雨
• 光撻撻／光挞挞
• 光攝／光摄
• 光啟／光启
• 光敏症
• 光敏電阻／光敏电阻 (guāngmǐn diànzǔ)
• 光斑 (guāngbān)
• 光昌
• 光明 (guāngmíng)
• 光明正大 (guāngmíngzhèngdà)
• 光明燈／光明灯 (guāngmíngdēng)
• 光明磊落 (guāngmínglěiluò)
• 光昭
• 光景 (guāngjǐng)
• 光暈／光晕 (guāngyùn)
• 光有
• 光朗朗
• 光期性
• 光束 (guāngshù)
• 光板兒／光板儿
• 光柱
• 光柵／光栅
• 光桿兒／光杆儿
• 光棍 (guānggùn)
• 光棍兒／光棍儿 (guānggùnr)
• 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
• 光榮榜／光荣榜 (guāngróngbǎng)
• 光標／光标 (guāngbiāo)
• 光武 (Guāngwǔ)
• 光氣／光气 (guāngqì)
• 光波 (guāngbō)
• 光油油 (guāngyóuyóu)
• 光流
• 光洋 (guāngyáng)
• 光滑 (guānghuá)
• 光源 (guāngyuán)
• 光溜 (guāngliu)
• 光溜溜 (guāngliūliū)
• 光潤／光润 (guāngrùn)
• 光潔／光洁
• 光潔度／光洁度
• 光澤／光泽 (guāngzé)
• 光火 (guānghuǒ)
• 光烈
• 光焰
• 光照 (guāngzhào)
• 光照度
• 光煙霧／光烟雾
• 光熙
• 光燄／光焰
• 光燙／光烫
• 光燦／光灿
• 光燦燦／光灿灿
• 光燿／光耀
• 光球 (guāngqiú)
• 光環／光环 (guānghuán)
• 光疏媒質／光疏媒质
• 光療／光疗 (guāngliáo)
• 光盤／光盘 (guāngpán)
• 光碟 (guāngdié)
• 光碟機／光碟机 (guāngdiéjī)
• 光碟櫃／光碟柜
• 光票
• 光祿寺／光禄寺
• 光私
• 光禿／光秃
• 光禿禿／光秃秃 (guāngtūtū)
• 光禿禿的／光秃秃的
• 光程
• 光筆／光笔 (guāngbǐ)
• 光緒／光绪 (Guāngxù)
• 光綽綽／光绰绰
• 光線／光线 (guāngxiàn)
• 光緻緻／光致致
• 光纖／光纤 (guāngxiān)
• 光纖維／光纤维
• 光纜／光缆 (guānglǎn)
• 光耀 (guāngyào)
• 光耀耀
• 光老
• 光能
• 光脊梁
• 光腳／光脚 (guāngjiǎo)
• 光腳兒／光脚儿
• 光膀子 (guāngbǎngzi)
• 光臉／光脸
• 光臨／光临 (guānglín)
• 光色
• 光芒 (guāngmáng)
• 光苔
• 光華／光华 (guānghuá)
• 光著眼
• 光藝術／光艺术
• 光藻
• 光蛋 (guāngdàn)
• 光行差
• 光表
• 光裕
• 光覺／光觉
• 光解作用
• 光譜／光谱 (guāngpǔ)
• 光譜儀／光谱仪 (guāngpǔyí)
• 光譜計／光谱计
• 光豔／光艳
• 光資訊／光资讯
• 光赤
• 光趟
• 光身子
• 光身漢／光身汉
• 光軸／光轴 (guāngzhóu)
• 光輪／光轮
• 光輝／光辉 (guānghuī)
• 光輻射／光辐射
• 光辣撻／光辣挞
• 光速 (guāngsù)
• 光通量
• 光采 (guāngcǎi)
• 光量子
• 光閃閃／光闪闪
• 光闌／光阑
• 光降
• 光陰／光阴 (guāngyīn)
• 光陸離／光陆离
• 光電／光电 (guāngdiàn)
• 光電子／光电子
• 光電效應／光电效应 (guāngdiàn xiàoyìng)
• 光電池／光电池
• 光電管／光电管
• 光靈／光灵
• 光面 (guāngmiàn)
• 光面兒／光面儿
• 光面子
• 光頭／光头 (guāngtóu)
• 光顧／光顾 (guānggù)
• 光風／光风
• 光風霽月／光风霁月
• 光餅／光饼 (guāngbǐng)
• 光駕／光驾
• 光驅／光驱 (guāngqū)
• 光鮮／光鲜 (guāngxiān)
• 光鹵石／光卤石
• 光麗／光丽
• 光麵／光面 (guāngmiàn)
• 兩面光／两面光
• 八面光 (bāmiànguāng)
• 冷光 (lěngguāng)
• 刀光
• 分光儀／分光仪
• 分光鏡／分光镜
• 剃光頭／剃光头 (tìguāngtóu)
• 務光／务光
• 北極光／北极光 (běijíguāng)
• 反光 (fǎnguāng)
• 反光板
• 反光鏡／反光镜 (fǎnguāngjìng)
• 叨光 (tāoguāng)
• 司馬光／司马光
• 同光
• 向光 (xiàngguāng)
• 向光性
• 吃得光
• 呂光／吕光
• 含光
• 呎燭光／呎烛光
• 嚴光／严光
• 回光鏡／回光镜
• 國光／国光 (Guóguāng)
• 國光號／国光号
• 圓光／圆光 (yuánguāng)
• 增光 (zēngguāng)
• 外光派
• 夜光
• 夜光杯 (yèguāngbēi)
• 夜光漆
• 夜光璧
• 夜光蟲／夜光虫
• 夜光錶／夜光表
• 夜光雲／夜光云
• 天光 (tiānguāng)
• 女光棍
• 娭光
• 孟光
• 孤光
• 容光 (róngguāng)
• 寒光
• 寵光／宠光
• 對光／对光
• 對光兒／对光儿
• 屈光度
• 左光斗
• 希光
• 幛光
• 平光 (píngguāng)
• 年光
• 幻光
• 引光奴
• 弧光 (húguāng)
• 弧光燈／弧光灯
• 弧光譜／弧光谱
• 徐光啟／徐光启
• 恩光
• 感光 (gǎnguāng)
• 感光紙／感光纸 (gǎnguāngzhǐ)
• 戚繼光／戚继光
• 打光
• 打光棍 (dǎ guānggùn)
• 打耳光 (dǎ ěrguāng)
• 折光 (zhéguāng)
• 拋光／抛光 (pāoguāng)
• 挨光
• 採光／采光 (cǎiguāng)
• 掣光
• 推光頭／推光头
• 搖光／摇光
• 摑耳光／掴耳光 (guāi'érguāng)
• 散光
• 散光眼
• 新光 (Xīnguāng)
• 旋光性 (xuánguāngxìng)
• 日光 (rìguāng)
• 日光浴 (rìguāngyù)
• 日光燈／日光灯 (rìguāngdēng)
• 明光 (Míngguāng)
• 昌光
• 明月光
• 易玄光
• 星光 (xīngguāng)
• 春光 (chūnguāng)
• 時光／时光 (shíguāng)
• 晨光 (chénguāng)
• 普光
• 景光
• 晴光
• 暗光鳥／暗光鸟 (àm-kong-chiáu) (Min Nan)
• 曙光 (shǔguāng)
• 曝光 (bàoguāng)
• 曝光表 (bàoguāngbiǎo)
• 曳光彈／曳光弹 (yèguāngdàn)
• 月光 (yuèguāng)
• 月光族 (yuèguāngzú)
• 月光曲
• 月光花
• 有光紙／有光纸
• 有眼光
• 朧光／胧光
• 末光
• 朱光
• 東光／东光 (Dōngguāng)
• 柔光鏡／柔光镜
• 極光／极光 (jíguāng)
• 榮光／荣光 (róngguāng)
• 步光
• 歸有光／归有光
• 死光 (sǐguāng)
• 毫光
• 水光 (shuǐguāng)
• 沾光 (zhānguāng)
• 油光 (yóuguāng)
• 波光
• 流光
• 浮光 (fúguāng)
• 浮光掠影 (fúguānglüèyǐng)
• 清光
• 淚光／泪光 (lèiguāng)
• 淨光／净光
• 湖光
• 測光表／测光表
• 溜光
• 溜油光
• 漏光 (lòuguāng)
• 激光 (jīguāng)
• 濾光鏡／滤光镜
• 火光 (huǒguāng)
• 炎光
• 無光帶／无光带 (wúguāng dài)
• 照光
• 熒光屏／荧光屏 (yíngguāngpíng)
• 熒光燈／荧光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
• 熒光粉／荧光粉
• 燐光／磷光 (línguāng)
• 燈光／灯光 (dēngguāng)
• 燭光／烛光 (zhúguāng)
• 爭光／争光 (zhēngguāng)
• 玉光 (Yùguāng)
• 瑩光／莹光
• 瑤光／瑶光
• 生光
• 用光 (yòngguāng)
• 畏光 (wèiguāng)
• 發光／发光 (fāguāng)
• 發光器／发光器
• 發光屏／发光屏
• 發光度／发光度
• 發光體／发光体
• 白光 (báiguāng)
• 白叨光
• 目光 (mùguāng)
• 眼光 (yǎnguāng)
• 砑光
• 砑光機／砑光机
• 磨光 (móguāng)
• 磷光 (línguāng)
• 祥光
• 窮光蛋／穷光蛋 (qióngguāngdàn)
• 精光 (jīngguāng)
• 紅光／红光 (hóngguāng)
• 絲光棉／丝光棉
• 老光棍
• 耳光 (ěrguāng)
• 聚光 (jùguāng)
• 聚光燈／聚光灯 (jùguāngdēng)
• 聚光鏡／聚光镜
• 聲光／声光
• 背光 (bèiguāng)
• 背光性
• 脫光／脱光 (tuōguāng)
• 臺光／台光
• 色光
• 莒光 (jǔguāng)
• 莒光樓／莒光楼
• 華光／华光
• 葛光 (Gěguāng)
• 葆光
• 螢光／萤光 (yíngguāng)
• 螢光劑／萤光剂
• 螢光幕／萤光幕 (yíngguāngmù)
• 螢光板／萤光板
• 螢光燈／萤光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
• 螢光粉／萤光粉
• 螢光體／萤光体
• 蟾光 (chánguāng)
• 蠟光紙／蜡光纸
• 複合光／复合光
• 複色光／复色光
• 見光／见光 (jiànguāng)
• 見光死／见光死 (jiànguāngsǐ)
• 觀光／观光 (guānguāng)
• 觀光團／观光团 (guānguāngtuán)
• 觀光客／观光客 (guānguāngkè)
• 觀光局／观光局
• 觀光節／观光节
• 觀光週／观光周
• 調光／调光 (tiáoguāng)
• 謙光／谦光
• 變光星／变光星
• 賜光／赐光
• 賞光／赏光 (shǎngguāng)
• 趨光性／趋光性
• 輔光／辅光
• 輝光／辉光 (huīguāng)
• 辰光 (chénguāng)
• 逆光 (nìguāng)
• 透光 (tòuguāng)
• 通光 (thang-kng) (Min Nan)
• 透光帶／透光带 (tòuguāng dài)
• 透光性
• 透光鏡／透光镜
• 道光 (Dàoguāng)
• 遮光板
• 遺光／遗光
• 鄭光祖／郑光祖
• 配光
• 重光 (chóngguāng)
• 金光 (jīnguāng)
• 金光菊 (jīnguāngjú)
• 金光黨／金光党 (jīnguāngdǎng)
• 鎂光／镁光
• 鎂光燈／镁光灯 (měiguāngdēng)
• 閃光／闪光 (shǎnguāng)
• 閃光燈／闪光灯 (shǎnguāngdēng)
• 開光／开光 (kāiguāng)
• 闖光棍／闯光棍
• 陽光／阳光 (yángguāng)
• 電光／电光 (diànguāng)
• 電光源／电光源
• 霞光 (xiáguāng)
• 靈光／灵光 (língguāng)
• 青光眼 (qīngguāngyǎn)
• 面光
• 韜光／韬光 (tāoguāng)
• 韶光
• 風光／风光
• 飛光／飞光
• 餘光／余光
• 駒光／驹光
• 驗光／验光 (yànguāng)
• 黃道光／黄道光
• 龍光／龙光

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (光):

• → Japanese: 光(こう) (kō)
• → Korean: 광(光) (gwang)
• → Vietnamese: quang (光)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàng (guang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuang⁴
    • Yale: gwàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanq
    • Palladius: гуан (guan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kwangH

Rime
Character	光
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古曠切
Baxter	kwangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwɑŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaŋH/
Li Rong	/kuɑŋH/
Wang Li	/kuɑŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwɑŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwong3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʷaːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	光
Reading #	2/2
No.	4517
Phonetic component	光
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	桄
Old Chinese	/*kʷaːŋs/

Definitions

光

1. ^‡ to color

References

• “光”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• “Entry #2065”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

光

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←くわう (kwau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←くわう (kwau, historical)}
• Kun: ひかり (hikari, 光, Jōyō)、ひかる (hikaru, 光る, Jōyō)
• Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、てる (teru)、ひこ (hiko)、み (mi)、みつ (mitsu)

Compounds

• 竹光(たけみつ) (takemitsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
光
ひかり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

⟨pi₁kari⟩ → */pʲikari/ → /ɸikari/ → /hikari/

From Old Japanese.

Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 光る (hikaru, “to shine, to glitter, to gleam”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひかり [hìkáríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çi̥ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

光(ひかり) • (hikari)  (counter 筋)

1. a physically perceived light:
   1. a light, beam, illumination
   2. a gleam, glow, ray
   3. a glimmer, shine, sparkle

      ダイヤモンドの光(ひかり)

      daiyamondo no hikari

      a diamond's glitter / shine / twinkling

   4. a luster/lustre, polish, sheen
2. a metaphorical light:
   1. glory, influence, power
   2. a glimmer, gleam

      前(ぜん)途(と)に光(ひかり)を失(うしな)う

      zento ni hikari o ushinau

      to lose light regarding the future → future prospects grow dim

      解(かい)決(けつ)への道(みち)に光(ひかり)を投(な)げかける

      kaiketsu e no michi ni hikari o nagekakeru

      to shed light on the way to a solution

   3. positive aspect

      インターネット時(じ)代(だい)の光(ひかり)

      intānetto jidai no hikari

      the positive aspect of the internet age

   4. a displaying, putting on airs
   5. a vision, eyesight
3. (optics) relating to light or vision: optical, photo-

   光(ひかり)ファイバー

   hikari faibā

   optical fiber

4. (colloquial) Short for 光り物 (hikarimono): sashimi with some of the silver-colored skin left

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:光.

Synonyms

• (glitter): 光(こう)沢(たく) (kōtaku)
• (glory): 栄(は)え (hae), 栄(えい)光(こう) (eikō)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “positive aspect”): 影(かげ) (kage, “negative aspect”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ぴかぴか (pikapika)
• ぴかり (pikari, “glitteringly, sparklingly”)
• 光(ひかり)カード (hikari kādo, “optical card”)
• 光害(ひかりがい) (hikarigai)
• 光苔(ヒカリゴケ) (hikarigoke)
• 光(ひかり)コンピュータ (hikari konpyūta, “optical computer”)
• 光(ひかり)ディスク (hikari disuku, “optical disc”)
• 光(ひかり)通信(つうしん) (hikari tsūshin, “optical communication”)
• 光(ひかり)通信(つうしん)ケーブル (hikari tsūshin kēburu, “optical communication cable, fiberoptic cable”)
• 光(ひかり)ファイバー (hikari faibā, “optical fiber”)
• 光(ひかり)伝道度(でんどうど) (hikari dendōdo, “photoconductivity”)
• 光(ひかり)分解(ぶんかい) (hikari bunkai, “optical degradation, photodegradation”)
• 光桃(ひかりもも) (hikarimomo)
• 稲(いな)光(びかり) (inabikari)
• 死光(しにびかり) (shinibikari)
• 七(なな)光(ひかり) (nanahikari)
• 蛍(ほたる)の光(ひかり) (Hotaru no Hikari)

Idioms

• 蛍(ほたる)の光(ひかり)窓(まど)の雪(ゆき) (hotaru no hikari mado no yuki, “firefly's dim light, snow reflected on the window → diligent study”)

Descendants

• → Okinawan: 光 (fikari)

Proper noun

光(ひかり) • (Hikari) 

1. Hikari (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
2. one of the bullet train services running on the 東海道 (Tōkaido) or 山陽 (San'yō) shinkansen
3. a surname
4. a male or female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
光
ひか(る) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Nominalization of the verb 光る (hikaru, “to shine, to glitter, to gleam”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひかる [hìkáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çika̠ɾɯ̟]

Proper noun

光(ひかる) • (Hikaru) 

1. a male given name
2. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
光
こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

/kʷau/ → /kʷɔː/ → /kɔː/ → /koː/

From Middle Chinese 光 (MC kwang).

Compare modern Mandarin 光 (guāng), Hakka 光 (kông), and Min Nan 光 (kong).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Affix

光(こう) • (kō) ^{←くわう (kwau)?}

1. light, gleam, shine
2. gleaming, shining
3. scenery
4. glory, honor/honour, pride
5. enlightening
6. exhaust, run out

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 光陰(こういん) (kōin)
• 光栄(こうえい) (kōei)
• 光(こう)輝(き) (kōki)
• 光景(こうけい) (kōkei)
• 光沢(こうたく) (kōtaku)
• 光線(こうせん) (kōsen)
• 光明(こうみょう) (kōmyō)
• 光明(こうめい) (kōmei)
• 光来(こうらい) (kōrai)
• 光臨(こうりん) (kōrin)
• 威(い)光(こう) (ikō)
• 栄光(えいこう) (eikō)
• 観光(かんこう) (kankō)
• 眼光(がんこう) (gankō)
• 月光(げっこう) (gekkō)
• 後(ご)光(こう) (gokō)
• 採光(さいこう) (saikō)
• 消光(しょうこう) (shōkō)
• 閃光(せんこう) (senkō)
• 電光(でんこう) (denkō)
• 日光(にっこう) (nikkō)
• 発光(はっこう) (hakkō)
• 風光(ふうこう) (fūkō)
• 目光(もっこう) (mokkō)
• 夜(や)光(こう) (yakō)

Proper noun

光(こう) • (Kō) ^{←くわう (Kwau)?}

1. a male or female given name

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 光 (MC kwang).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	과ᇰ (Yale: kwàng)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2]	빗〮 (Yale: pís)	과ᇰ (Yale: kwàng)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [광]

Hanja

Wikisource

光 (eumhun 빛 광 (bit gwang))

1. hanja form^? of 광 (“light; shine, lustre”) [noun]
2. hanja form^? of 광 (“light”) [affix]

Compounds

Compounds

• 관광 (觀光, gwan'gwang)
• 광명 (光明, gwangmyeong)
• 광선 (光線, gwangseon)
• 광속 (光速, gwangsok)
• 광택 (光澤, gwangtaek)
• 광학 (光學, gwanghak)
• 광합성 (光合成, gwanghapseong)
• 광휘 (光輝, gwanghwi)
• 발광 (發光, balgwang)
• 섬광 (閃光, seomgwang)
• 야광 (夜光, yagwang)
• 영광 (榮光, yeonggwang)
• 일광 (日光, ilgwang)
• 전광석화 (電光石火, jeon'gwangseokhwa)
• 형광 (螢光, hyeonggwang)
• 후광 (後光, hugwang)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Okinawan

Kanji

光

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): く (ku)
• Kun: ふぃちゃい (fichai, 光)、ふぃちゃゆん (fichayun, 光ゆん)

Compounds

• 夜(や)光(く)貝(げー) (yakugē)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
光
ふぃちゃい Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Cognate with Japanese 光(ひかり) (hikari).

The stem form of verb 光(ふぃちゃ)ゆん (fichayun, “to shine, gleam”).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) ふぃちゃい [fìcháí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸit͡ɕai]

Noun

光(ふぃちゃい) (fichai) 

1. light
2. lush, polish, sheen

Derived terms

• 月(ちち)ぬ光(ふぃちゃい) (chichi nu fichai)
• 日(ふぃー)ぬ光(ふぃちゃい) (fī nu fichai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
光
ふぃかり Grade: 2

Borrowed from Japanese 光(ひかり) (hikari).

Doublet of 光 (fichai) above.

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) ふぃかり [fìkárí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸikaɾi]

Noun

光(ふぃかり) (fikari) 

1. light
2. (rare, obsolete) authority, power, influence, honor

Derived terms

• う光(ふぃかり) (ufikari)

Old Japanese

Etymology

Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 光る (pi₁karu, “to shine, to glitter, to gleam”).

Noun

光 (pi₁kari) (kana ひかり)

1. a light

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:光.

Descendants

• Japanese: 光 (hikari)

Vietnamese

Han character

光: Hán Nôm readings: quang

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