Hikaru

Hikaru (ひかる, ヒカル) is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance".

Possible writings
Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 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.
 * 光, "light"
 * 輝, "radiance"

People with the name

 * Hikaru Akao (赤尾ひかる), Japanese voice actress
 * Hikaru Aoyama (青山 ひかる), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
 * Hikaru Arai (新井 光), Japanese footballer
 * Hikaru Asami (ひかる), Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue
 * Hikaru Ezaki (江崎 ひかる), Japanese K-pop idol, a member of Kep1er
 * Hikaru Fujii (藤井光), Japanese artist
 * Hikaru Hayashi (林 光), Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor
 * Hikaru Hironiwa (広庭 輝), former Japanese soccer player
 * Inoue Hikaru (井上 光), Japanese general
 * Hikaru Ito (伊藤 光), Japanese baseball player
 * Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Hikaru Kojima, (born 1994) Japanese association football player
 * Hikaru Kotobuki (光), Japanese electronic musician
 * Hikaru Koyama (ひかる), member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace
 * Hikaru (singer, born 1987) (ヒカル), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina
 * Hikaru Midorikawa (光), Japanese voice actor
 * Hikaru Mizuno (水野 輝), Japanese footballer
 * Hikaru Morita (森田 ひかる), Japanese idol, a member of Sakurazaka46
 * Hikaru Nakamura (光), American chess Grandmaster
 * Hikaru Nakamura (中村 光), Japanese manga artist
 * Hikaru Naomoto (猶本 光), Japanese women's footballer
 * Hikaru Nishida (ひかる), Japanese J-pop singer and actress
 * Hikaru Ōe (光), Japanese snowboarder
 * Hikaru Saeki (光), Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
 * Hikaru Sato (光留), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
 * Hikaru Shida (光), Japanese professional wrestler and actress
 * Hikaru Tanaka (田中 光), Japanese gymnast
 * Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光), Japanese judoka
 * Hikaru Utada (ヒカル), Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer
 * Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる), Japanese actress
 * Hikaru Yamashita (山下 光), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Hikaru Yaotome (光), Japanese idol, singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP

Fictional characters

 * Hikaru (ヒカル), a character in Angelic Layer
 * Hikaru Osari (王茶利暉), a character in B-Project
 * 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 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 Jo (光), a character in Kamen Rider Blade, the human guise 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
 * Hikaru Tonetti (ヒカル), a character in School House
 * 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

Other uses

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