Hikaru

Hikaru (ひかる, ヒカル) is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance".^[1][2][3]

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.

• Hikaru (singer) (ヒカル; born 1987), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina
• Hikaru Akao (赤尾 ひかる; born 1995), Japanese voice actress
• Hikaru Aoyama (青山 ひかる; born 1993), Japanese singer
• Hikaru Arai (新井 光; born 1999), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Asami (ひかる; born 1972), Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• Hikaru Ezaki (江崎 ひかる; born 2004), Japanese K-pop performer, a member of Kep1er
• Hikaru Fujii (藤井 光; born 1976), Japanese artist
• Hikaru Fujiwara (藤原 光; born 2003), Japanese professional footballer
• Hikaru Hanada (花田 光; born 1958), Japanese voice actor and actor
• Hikaru Hayashi (林 光; 1931–2012), Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
• Hikaru Hironiwa (広庭 輝; born 1985), Japanese former soccer player
• Hikaru Ijūin (伊集院 光; born 1967), Japanese comedian, radio personality, computer game reviewer, and commentator
• Hikaru Inoue (井上 光; 1851–1908), Japanese general
• Hikaru Ito (伊藤 光; born 1989), Japanese baseball player
• Hikaru Iwasaki (1923–2016), American-Japanese photographer
• Hikaru Kaihatsu (開發 光; born 1989), known as Hikakin, Japanese YouTuber, human beatboxer and businessman
• Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮; born 1965), Japanese professional wrestler
• Hikaru Kawase (川瀬 晃; born 1997), Japanese professional baseball infielder
• Hikaru Kitagawa (北川 ひかる; born 1997), Japanese professional footballer
• Hikaru Kobayashi (小林 ひかる; born 1976), Japanese ballet dancer
• Hikaru Kojima (小島 ひかる; born 1994), Japanese association football player
• Hikaru Kosaka (小坂 光; born 1988), Japanese cyclo-cross and road cyclist
• Hikaru Kotobuki (ことぶき 光; born 1964), Japanese electronic musician
• Hikaru Koyama (小山 ひかる; born 1991), member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace
• Hikaru Manabe (眞鍋 旭輝; born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Matsumoto (松本 ひかる; born 1995), Japanese female handball player
• Hikaru Matsunaga (松永 光; 1928–2022), Japanese politician
• Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光; born 1968), Japanese voice actor
• Hikaru Minegishi (嶺岸 光; born 1991), Japanese professional footballer
• Hikaru Mita (三田 光; born 1981), Japanese former football player
• Hikaru Mizuno (水野 輝; born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Mori (森 ひかる; born 1999), Japanese trampoline gymnast
• Hikaru Morita (森田 ひかる; born 2001), Japanese performer, a member of Sakurazaka46
• Hikaru Nakahara (中原 輝; born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Nakamura (中村 光; born 1987), American chess Grandmaster and streamer
• Hikaru Nakamura (artist) (中村 光; born 1984), Japanese manga artist
• Hikaru Nakao (中尾 輝; born 1994), Japanese professional baseball player
• Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光; born 1994), Japanese women's footballer
• Hikaru Naruoka (成岡 輝瑠; born 2002), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Natsumi (菜摘 ひかる; 1973–2002), Japanese writer and sex worker
• Hikaru Nishida (西田 ひかる; born 1972), Japanese J-pop singer and actress
• Hikaru Ōe (大江 光; born 1995), Japanese snowboarder
• Hikaru Ohira (大平 ひかる; born 2002), Japanese former member of the Amefurasshi
• Hikaru Ohsawa (大沢 ひかる; born 1995), Japanese former actress
• Hikaru Ohta (太田 光; born 1996), Japanese professional baseball player
• Hikaru Okuizumi (奥泉 光; born 1956), Japanese novelist
• Hikaru Ono (大野 ひかる; born 1992), Japanese karateka
• Hikaru Ozawa (小澤 光; born 1988), Japanese former football player
• Hikaru Ritsuki (律月 ひかる; born 2001), Japanese member of the Iginari Tohoku San
• Hikaru Saeki (佐伯 光; born 1943), Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• Hikaru Sato (佐藤 光留; born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Hikaru Sato (tennis) (佐藤 光; born 1999), Japanese tennis player
• Hikaru Sawai (沢井 比河流; born 1964), Japanese koto player and composer
• Hikaru Shida (志田 光; born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler and actress
• Hikaru Shimizu (清水 光; born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Hikaru Sugii (杉井 光; born 1978), Japanese light novel author
• Hikaru Takahashi (髙橋 ひかる; born 2001), Japanese actress and model
• Hikaru Tamura (田村 熙; born 1993), Japanese rugby union player
• Hikaru Tanaka (田中 光; born 1972), Japanese gymnast
• Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光; born 1998), Japanese judoka
• Hikaru Tono (遠野 ひかる; born 1996), Japanese voice actress
• Hikaru Tsuchiya (土屋 光; born 1986), Japanese high jumper
• Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒカル; born 1983), Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
• Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Caribbean and Japanese American social entrepreneur and activist
• Hikaru Watanabe (渡邉 ひかる; born 1994), Japanese former member of the Super Girls (Japanese group)
• Hikaru Yamada (山田 光; 1923–2001), Japanese ceramicist
• Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる; born 1991), Japanese actress
• Hikaru Yamashita (山下 光; born 2000), Japanese ice hockey player
• Hikaru Yamashita (baseball) (山下 輝; born 1999), Japanese professional baseball player
• Hikaru Yaotome (八乙女 光; born 1990), Japanese singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP
• Hikaru Yumura (祐村 ひかる; born 1997), Japanese professional footballer
• Miracle Hikaru (ミラクルひかる; born 1980), Japanese impressionist of the comedic
• Morgan Hikaru Aiken (モーガン・ヒカル・エイケン; born 1994), Japanese-American former professional basketball player

• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Angelic Layer
• Hikaru (Jimmy) (ヒカル), a character in Ape Escape 2
• Hikaru (光), a character in Exo-Force
• Hikaru (ひかる), a character in Parodius
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Princess Ai
• Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• Hikaru Amano (ヒカル), a character in Martian Successor Nadesico
• Hikaru Genji (光源氏), a character in The Tale of Genji
• Hikaru Gosunkugi (光), a character in Ranma ½
• Hikaru Hasama (光), a character in Beyblade: Metal Fusion
• Hikaru Hibino (ひかる), a character in Hime-chan no Ribbon
• Hikaru Hoshihara (ヒカル), a character in Little Battlers Experience WARS
• Hikaru Hoshina (ひかる), also known as Cure Star, the protagonist of Star Twinkle PreCure
• Hikaru Hoshino (光), a character in Time Patrol Tai Otasukeman
• Hikaru Hitachiin (光), a character in Ouran High School Host Club
• Hikaru Hiyama (ひかる), a character in Kimagure Orange Road
• Hikaru Ichijyo (輝), a character in Macross
• Hikaru Ichinomiya (ひかる), a character in Shugo Chara!, aka Gozen
• Hikaru Indo (忌堂 光), a main character in The Summer Hikaru Died
• Hikaru Jo (光), a character in Kamen Rider Blade, the human disguise of the Tiger Undead
• Hikaru Kamiki (カミキヒカル), the main antagonist in manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
• Hikaru Katsuragi (ひかる), a character in Choudenshi Bioman
• Hikaru Koizumi (小泉光るなら), a main character in Ani-Imo
• Hikaru Kosaka (ひかる), a character in The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn
• Hikaru Makiba (ひかる), a character in Grendizer
• Hikaru Matsuyama (光), a character in Captain Tsubasa
• Hikaru Mizuki (ひかる), a character in Kirarin Revolution
• Hikaru Nagomi (ひかる), a character in Delicious Party Pretty Cure
• Hikaru Nanjou (光), a character in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
• Hikaru Narita (輝), a character in Hot Gimmick
• Hikaru Raido (ヒカル), a character in Ultraman Ginga
• Hikaru Shidou (光), a character in Magic Knight Rayearth
• Hikaru Shindou (ヒカル), a character in Hikaru no Go
• Hikaru Shinjou (ひかる), a character in the Gyakuten Saiban manga
• Hikaru Sorano (ひかる), a character in Codename wa Sailor V
• Hikaru Sulu, a character in Star Trek
• Thunder Warrior Hikaru of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
• Hikaru Usada (ヒカル), a character in Di Gi Charat
• Minamoto no Hikaru (光), 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

• Sega Hikaru, an arcade game platform
• Sony Ericsson W995, previously known as Hikaru

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