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Japanese word
日差し
Pronunciation
Romajihizashi
Meaning
- nounsunlight
Example
朝の日差しが暖かいです。asa no hi za shi ga atata ka i de su
The morning sunlight is warm.
More examples
窓から入る日差しで、部屋が明るくなります。mado ka ra hai ru hi za shi de heya ga aka ru ku na ri ma su
The sunlight coming through the window brightens the room.
Core concept
Describes sunlight as it visibly falls across a place or object, often suggesting its brightness or warmth.
Common phrases
まぶしい日差しma bu shi i hi za shi
bright sunlight
午後の日差しgo go no hi za shi
afternoon sunlight
日差しが差し込むhi za shi ga sa shi ko mu
sunlight streams in
日差しを遮るhi za shi o saegi ru
block the sunlight
Similar words
日光nikkō: Natural light that comes from the sun.
陽光yōkō: Sunlight described as bright rays, often in literary or formal writing.
Definition in Japanese
太陽の光が地上や物に当たっている状態。また、その光。tai yō no hikari ga chi jō ya mono ni a ta tte i ru jō tai ma ta so no hikari
Word origin
日 (hi, "sun") is joined with 差し (sashi, "shining in"), the noun form of 差す (sasu, "to shine in"), to form 日差し (hizashi, "sunlight").
Usage tips
- The phrase 春の日差し (haru no hizashi) commonly describes the warm sunlight associated with spring in Japanese seasonal writing.
Other meanings
- rays of sunlightnoun
Opposites
- 日陰hikageshadenoun