Hikaru

is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance".

Written forms

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 with the name

• , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• , Japanese K-pop performer, a member of Kep1er
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese voice actor and actor
• , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
• , Japanese former soccer player
• , Japanese comedian, radio personality, computer game reviewer, and commentator
• , Japanese general
• , Japanese baseball player
• , American-Japanese photographer
• , known as Hikakin, Japanese YouTuber, human beatboxer and businessman
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese professional baseball infielder
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese ballet dancer
• , Japanese association football player
• , Japanese cyclo-cross and road cyclist
• , Japanese electronic musician
• , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese female handball player
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese former football player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese trampoline gymnast
• , Japanese performer, a member of Sakurazaka46
• , Japanese footballer
• , American chess Grandmaster and streamer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese professional baseball player
• , Japanese women's footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese writer and sex worker
• , Japanese J-pop singer and actress
• , Japanese snowboarder
• , Japanese former member of the Amefurasshi
• , Japanese former actress
• , Japanese professional baseball player
• , Japanese novelist
• , Japanese karateka
• , Japanese former football player
• , Japanese member of the Iginari Tohoku San
• , Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• , Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• , Japanese tennis player
• , Japanese koto player and composer
• , Japanese professional wrestler and actress
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese light novel author
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese gymnast
• , Japanese judoka
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese high jumper
• , Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
• Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Caribbean and Japanese American social entrepreneur and activist
• , Japanese former member of the Super Girls (Japanese group)
• , Japanese ceramicist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese professional baseball player
• , Japanese singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese impressionist of the comedic
• , Japanese-American former professional basketball player

Fictional characters

• , a character in Angelic Layer
• , a character in Ape Escape 2
• , a character in Exo-Force
• , a character in Parodius
• , a character in Princess Ai
• , a character in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• , a character in Martian Successor Nadesico
• , a character in The Tale of Genji
• , a character in Ranma ½
• , a character in '
• , a character in Hime-chan no Ribbon
• , a character in Little Battlers Experience WARS
• , also known as Cure Star, the protagonist of Star Twinkle PreCure
• , a character in Time Patrol Tai Otasukeman
• , a character in Ouran High School Host Club
• , a character in Kimagure Orange Road
• , a character in Macross
• , a character in Shugo Chara!, aka Gozen
• , a main character in The Summer Hikaru Died
• , a character in Kamen Rider Blade, the human disguise of the Tiger Undead
• , the main antagonist in manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
• , a character in Choudenshi Bioman
• , a main character in Ani-Imo
• , a character in The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn
• , a character in Grendizer
• , a character in Captain Tsubasa
• , a character in Kirarin Revolution
• , a character in Delicious Party Pretty Cure
• , a character in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
• , a character in Hot Gimmick
• , a character in Ultraman Ginga
• , a character in Magic Knight Rayearth
• , a character in Hikaru no Go
• , a character in the ' manga
• , a character in Codename wa Sailor V
• Hikaru Sulu, a character in Star Trek
• Thunder Warrior Hikaru of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• , a character in Di Gi Charat
• , the main character within Otogizōshi
• 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

See also

References