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

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. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji.

People with the name

* , Japanese gravure idol and '' tarento'' * , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue * , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor * , former Japanese soccer player * , Japanese general * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese electronic musician * , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace * , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * , American chess Grandmaster * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese J-pop singer and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the

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* , Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist * , Japanese professional wrestler and actress * , Japanese gymnast * , Japanese judoka * , Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer * , Japanese actress * , Japanese ice hockey player * , Japanese idol, singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP * , Japanese idol, a member of Sakurazaka46 * , Japanese K-pop idol, a member of Kep1er

Fictional characters

* , a character in '' Parodius'' * , a character in '' Shugo Chara!'', aka ''Gozen'' * , a character in '' Angelic Layer'' * , a character in '' Princess Ai'' * , a character in '' Seijuu Sentai Gingaman'' * , a character in ''

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'' * , a character in ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' * , a character in ''Ranma ½'' * , a character in ''

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'' * , a character in '' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' * , a character in '' Hime-chan no Ribbon'' * , also known as Cure Star, a character in '' 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 '' Kamen Rider Blade'', the human guise of the Tiger Undead * , a character in '' Choudenshi Bioman'' * , a main character in ''

Ani-Imo is a '' shōjo'' manga series by Haruko Kurumatani. ''Ano - Imo'' centers around Youta and his twin sister Hikaru. They are unrelated by blood and switch bodies with each other through an accident. Youta finds that the little sister which he t ...

'' * , a character in '' The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn'' * , a character in '' Grendizer'' * , a character in ''

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'' * , 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 ''Kirarin Revolution'' * , a character in the '' Gyakuten Saiban'' manga * , a character in '' Codename wa Sailor V'' * Hikaru Sulu, a character in ''Star Trek'' * Hikaru Tonetti (ヒカル), a character in ''School House'' * , a character in '' Di Gi Charat'' * , the main character within Otogizōshi * Hikaru Genji, a character in ''The Tale of Genji'' * Sungel/Sunjiel (aka MagiShine), of '' Mahou Sentai Magiranger'' (often referred to as "Hikaru-sensei") * The Figure Hikaru of '' Figure 17'' * Thunder Warrior Hikaru of '' Seijuu Sentai Gingaman''

Other uses

* Sega Hikaru, an arcade game platform * Sony Ericsson W995, previously known as Hikaru {{given name Japanese unisex given names