lightin world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 光ひかり hikari —
French lumière /ly.mjɛʁ/ feminine
Italian luce /ˈluː.tʃe/ feminine
Spanish luz /luθ/ feminine
German Licht /lɪçt/ neuter
Korean 빛 bit —
Chinese 光Same in traditional guāng —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).

Language notes

  • Japanese (光)Also a common given name in Japan.
  • Spanish (luz)Also a common female name, Luz.IPA shows Castilian Spanish; in Latin America [θ] (like English “th”) is pronounced [s].
  • Korean (빛)When followed by a vowel, the final ㅊ sound appears: 빛이 (bichi).