Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/光明

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, a term which decomposes into + , to native Japanese word.

Noun
(hikari) → (hikari), (kōmyō)


 * 1) lights (referring specifically to sun and moon)
 * ※ Two kanji meaning "light" form this word which emphasizes the two forms of light God made to light the earth: the sun to shine during the day and the moon to reflect the sun's light during the night. This word would have normally been written as  (hikari). The addition of  to the ordinary  (light) to form  was especially appropriate for translating Genesis 1:14 in that  (sun) and  (moon) are the specific lights referred to.