Hikaru

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Hikaru


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caption= Hikaru Utada, a singer
pronunciation= Hikal(u)
gender = Unisex
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Hikari
footnotes =

Nihongo|Hikaru|ひかる,ヒカル is a Japanese verb meaning Nihongo|"to shine"|光る, and it is the dictionary form of the word Nihongo|Hikari|光|light. It is also a Japanese given name that can be given to either sex and rarely used as a surname.

Possible writings

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.

People

;with the given name Hikaru
* Hikaru Kawamura
* Hikaru Midorikawa
* Hikaru Nakamura
* Hikaru Nishida
* Hikaru Utada
* Hikaru Yaotome

Fictional characters

;with the given name Hikaru
* Hikaru of "Angelic Layer"
* Hikaru of "Princess Ai"
* Hikaru of "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman"
* Hikaru (Jimmy) of "Ape Escape 2"
* Hikaru Amano of "Nadesico"
* Hikaru Gosunkugi of "Ranma ½"
* Hikaru Hibino of "Hime-chan no Ribbon"
* Hikaru Hiyama of "Kimagure Orange Road"
* Hikaru Ichijyo (Rick Hunter) of "Macross" ("Robotech")
* Hikaru Katsuragi of "Choudenshi Bioman"
* Hikaru Matsuyama of "Captain Tsubasa"
* Hikaru Narita of "Hot Gimmick"
* Hikaru Shidou of "Magic Knight Rayearth"
* Hikaru Shindo of "Hikaru no Go"
* Hikaru Mizuki of "Kirarin Revolution"
* Hikaru Shinjou of the "" manga
* Hikaru Sorano of "Codename wa Sailor V"
* Hikaru Sulu of "Star Trek"
* Hikaru Usada of "Di Gi Charat"
* Hikaru Wakamiya of "Moe Kare!!"
* Hikaru, the main character within Otogi Zoshi
* Hikaru Genji of "Tale of Genji"
* Hikaru Hitachiin of Ouran High School Host Club;with Hikaru as a part of their nickname
* Sungel/Sunjiel (aka MagiShine) of "Mahou Sentai Magiranger" (often referred to as "Hikaru-sensei")
* The Figure Hikaru of Figure 17