- nikkou sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams; Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
Used in written or formal contexts for sunlight, and as a proper noun for the city; everyday speech prefers 日差し for sunlight.
日光が部屋に差し込む。
Nikkou ga heya ni sashikomu.
Sunlight streams into the room.
日光市を訪れました。
Nikkou-shi o otozuremashita.
I visited Nikko City.
⚖️ For everyday sunlight, 日差し is more common than 日光, which sounds literary or technical.
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