陽 光(ようこう)

ようこう

noun

sunlight; sunshine

weather

1. sunlight; sunshine; sun's rays

The light emitted by the sun; often used in literary or poetic contexts.

陽光(ようこう)が窓(まど)から差(さ)し込(こ)む。

Sunlight streams through the window.

暖(あたた)かい陽光(ようこう)を浴(あ)びる。

To bask in warm sunshine.

陽光(ようこう)に照(て)らされた庭(にわ)が美(うつく)しい。

The garden bathed in sunlight is beautiful.

陽光(ようこう) is a literary or poetic word for sunlight, evoking warmth and brightness. It appears more often in writing (novels, essays, travel descriptions) than in casual speech.

Common collocations

陽光(ようこう)が差(さ)し込(こ)む: sunlight streams in
陽光(ようこう)を浴(あ)びる: to bathe in sunlight
陽光(ようこう)に照(て)らされる: to be illuminated by sunlight
暖(あたた)かい陽光(ようこう): warm sunshine
陽光(ようこう)降(ふ)り注(そそ)ぐ: sunlight pouring down

Similar words

日光(にっこう): sunlight (neutral tone; also the place name Nikko)
日差(ひざ)し: sunshine (common everyday word)
太陽光(たいようこう): solar light (technical, as in 太陽光(たいようこう)パネル, solar panel)
陽(ひ): sun, sunlight (literary/classical)

Related Words

Related: 太陽(たいよう) (sun)

Synonym: 日光(にっこう) (sunlight (common))

Compare: 日差(ひざ)し (sunshine)

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Added 2026.2.3 14:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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