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ひかり High-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
ひかり
English: High-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi)
Romaji:
hikari
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ほたるのひかり :: 蛍の光 Hotarunohikari

ほたるのひかり :: 蛍の光 Auld Lang Syne

ひかりねっと :: 光熱斗 Lan Hikari

ひかりさんぎょうそうせいだいがくいんだいがく :: 光産業創成大学院大学 The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries

ドコモひかり :: ドコモ光 Docomo Hikari (fiber-optic Internet service provided by NTT Docomo)

ひかりきのうか :: 光機能化 Photofunctionalization (UV reactivation of implant surfaces)

ひかりしゅつりょく :: 光出力 Optical output

ひかりにゅうりょく :: 光入力 Optical input

あかびかり :: あか光り Shininess in clothing (from grime, wear, overuse, etc.)

あかびかり :: 垢光り Shininess in clothing (from grime, wear, overuse, etc.)

ひかりいでんがく :: 光遺伝学 Optogenetics

ひかりこうがく :: 光工学 Optical engineering

ひかりこうがく :: 光工学 Photonics

ひかりもれ :: 光漏れ Light leakage

ひかりもれ :: 光漏れ Leaking through of light (e.g. through a curtain)

ひかりかいせん :: 光回線 Optical network

ひかりかいせん :: 光回線 Optical communications line

きんびかり :: 金光り Golden luster

きんびかり :: 金光り Golden lustre

きんびかり :: 金光り Golden light

ひかりのまち Wonderland (film)

Using ひかり in sentences:

(Japanese) 「ひかり」は時速２００キロで走る。

(English) The Hikari runs at a speed of 200 kilometres an hour.

(Japanese) ひかり号は東京と新大阪の間を３時間１０分で走る。

(English) The Hikari runs between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka in three hours and ten minutes.

(Japanese) 次のひかり号は９時１５分に到着する。

(English) The next Hikari arrives at 9:15.

(Japanese) 昼間は太陽が夜は月がひかりを与えてくれる。

(English) The sun gives light by day, and the moon by night.

(Japanese) 超特急のぞみはひかりより速く走る。

(English) The superexpress Nozomi runs faster than the Hikari.

How do you say High-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi) in Japanese?

Answer: ひかり

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