日 差(ひざ)し

ひざし

noun

sunlight, rays of the sun

nature weather

1. sunlight, sunshine, rays of the sun

The light and warmth from the sun, especially when perceived as direct beams.

春(はる)の柔(やわ)らかい日差(ひざ)しが気持(きも)ちいい。

The soft spring sunlight feels nice.

強(つよ)い日差(ひざ)しを避(さ)けて帽子(ぼうし)をかぶった。

I wore a hat to avoid the strong sunlight.

窓(まど)から日差(ひざ)しが差(さ)し込(こ)んでいる。

Sunlight is streaming in through the window.

暖(あたた)かい日差(ひざ)しを浴(あ)びて散歩(さんぽ)した。

I took a walk basking in the warm sunlight.

夏(なつ)の日差(ひざ)しは肌(はだ)に厳(きび)しい。

Summer sunlight is harsh on the skin.

日差(ひざ)し is sunlight as you feel it — its strength, warmth, and angle — rather than sunlight as a physical phenomenon. It is the word weather reports and everyday conversation use.

Alternate spellings

日射(ひざ)し and 陽射(ひざ)し are the same word; 日差(ひざ)し is the most common spelling.

Common collocations

日差(ひざ)しが強(つよ)い (the sun is strong)
日差(ひざ)しが柔(やわ)らかい (the sunlight is soft)
日差(ひざ)しを浴(あ)びる (to bask in the sun)
日差(ひざ)しが差(さ)し込(こ)む (sunlight streams in)

Similar words

太陽(たいよう) - the sun itself, the celestial body
日光(にっこう) - sunlight in a neutral or technical sense (sunlight exposure, photosynthesis)
陽光(ようこう) - sunlight in literary or descriptive writing

Related Words

Related: 太陽(たいよう) (the sun)

Related: 日光(にっこう) (sunlight (neutral/technical))

Compare: 陽光(ようこう) (sunlight in literary or descriptive…)

Compare: 直射(ちょくしゃ) (direct rays)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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