Word Meaning 陽光

ようこう youkou

陽光 is read as ようこう (youkou) and means sunshine.

Meaning

English

  1. sunshine
  2. sunlight

Reading

Kana

ようこう

Romaji

youkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 17267 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

太陽光

たいようこう

sunlight

太陽光発電

たいようこうはつでん

solar power (generation)

太陽光発電協会

たいようこうはつでんきょうかい

Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association

太陽光発電技術研究組合

たいようこうはつでんぎじゅつけんきゅうくみあい

Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association

宇宙太陽光発電

うちゅうたいようこうはつでん

space-based solar power (generation)

太陽光線

たいようこうせん

sunlight

太陽光圧

たいようこうあつ

light pressure (from the sun)

陽気

ようき

spirit of yang

よう

(the) positive

陽子

ようし

proton

陽性

ようせい

positive (result)

Example Sentences

4

The parents named their baby Akira.

It was as gloomy inside the mansion as the sunlight was dazzling outside.

The problem is that solar energy just costs too much.

The output power of a one square meter solar panel is about one watt, so it is difficult to use solar power on a large scale at present.