noun
General word for light from the sun; used in everyday and literary contexts.
部屋に日光が差し込んでいる。
Sunlight is streaming into the room.
日光を浴びるとビタミンDが生
Exposure to sunlight produces vitamin D.
noun
Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
Proper noun referring to the city in Tochigi Prefecture, famous for its shrines and temples.
来月、日光へ旅行に行く予定です。
I plan to travel to Nikkō next month.
noun
Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
Abbreviation of 日光菩薩; a Buddhist deity representing sunlight, often paired with 月光菩薩.
See also: 日光菩薩
日光菩薩は薬師如来の脇侍として知られている。
Suryaprabha is known as an attendant of the Medicine Buddha.