Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hikari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: hikari
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Japanese.

name

A type of Japanese high-speed passenger train; bullet train.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ひかり (Hikari).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ひかり

Questions

What does hikari mean?: A female given name from Japanese.
Where does hikari come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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