陽光(ようこう)

ようこう
noun
sunlight; sunshine
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 somewhat literary word for sunlight.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 日光(にっこう): sunlight (neutral, also the place name Nikko)
  • 日差(ひざ)し: sunshine, sunlight (common everyday word)
  • 太陽光(たいようこう): solar light (technical/scientific)

陽光(ようこう) has a more poetic nuance and is often used in literary descriptions.

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Added 2026.2.3 14:02
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