Hikaru

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.

• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Akao|赤尾ひかる||born 1995}}, Japanese voice actress
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Aoyama|青山 ひかる||born 1993}}, Japanese singer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Arai|新井 光||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Asami|ひかる||born 1972}}, Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Ezaki|江崎 ひかる||born 2004}}, Japanese K-pop performer, a member of Kep1er
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Fujii|藤井光||born 1976}}, Japanese artist
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Hayashi|林 光||1931–2012}}, Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Hironiwa|広庭 輝||born 1985}}, former Japanese soccer player
• {{Nihongo|Inoue Hikaru|井上 光||1851–1908}}, Japanese general
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Ito|伊藤 光||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Kawabata|川畑 輝鎮||born 1965}}, Japanese professional wrestler
• Hikaru Kojima, (born 1994) Japanese association football player
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Kotobuki|光||born 1964}}, Japanese electronic musician
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Koyama|ひかる||born 1991}}, member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru (singer, born 1987)|ヒカル|}}, Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Midorikawa|光||born 1968}}, Japanese voice actor
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Mizuno|水野 輝||born 1991}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Morita|森田 ひかる||born 2001}}, Japanese performer, a member of Sakurazaka46
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Nakamura|中村 光||born 1987}}, American chess Grandmaster and streamer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Nakamura (artist)|中村 光||born 1984}}, Japanese manga artist
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Naomoto|猶本 光||born 1994}}, Japanese women's footballer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Nishida|ひかる||born 1972}}, Japanese J-pop singer and actress
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Ōe|光||born 1995}}, Japanese snowboarder
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Saeki|光||born 1943}}, Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Sato|光留||born 1980}}, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Shida|光||born 1988}}, Japanese professional wrestler and actress
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Tanaka|田中 光||born 1972}}, Japanese gymnast
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Tomokiyo|友清 光||born 1998}}, Japanese judoka
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Utada|ヒカル||born 1983}}, Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Yamamoto|山本 ひかる||born 1991}}, Japanese actress
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Yamashita|山下 光||born 2000}}, Japanese ice hockey player
• {{Nihongo|Hikaru Yaotome|光||born 1990}}, Japanese singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP

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