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    光

    光ひかり

    light

    N4KMT1News #1+1CoreNounScience & MathKanji Vocab6 strokes

    ひかり

    Noun

    1.
    light
    2.
    illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow
    3.
    happiness, hope
    4.
    influence, power
    5.
    vision, eyesight
    6.
    optical fiber, optical fibre
    abbreviation

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    部へ屋やに光ひかりが入はいってきます。

    Light comes into the room.

    KMT1Daily LifeHome & Housing
    太たい陽ようの光ひかりは暖あたたかいです。

    The sunlight is warm.

    KMT1Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    光ひかりの速はやさは非ひ常じょうに速はやいです。

    The speed of light is extremely fast.

    KMT2Science & Math
    植しょく物ぶつは光こう合ごう成せいのために光ひかりを必ひつ要ようとします。

    Plants need light for photosynthesis.

    KMT3Science & MathNature & Environment
    彼かれは暗くら闇やみの中なかで一ひと筋すじの光ひかりを見みつけました。

    He found a ray of light in the darkness.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

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    光
    ひか.る・ひかり…(8)
    ray・light
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