日差し・陽射し・日射し・陽差し|ひざしhizashi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsunlight; rays of the Sun
   太陽たいようの日差ひざしに誘さそわれて人々ひとびとが外出がいしゅつした。↗

   The sunshine tempted people out.

• Synonym日光にっこうWrittenWritten/formal word for sunlight; also the name of a city in Tochigi. 「日差し」 stresses the feel of sunlight beating down on you.
• Synonym陽光ようこうWrittenLiterary, written-register word for sunshine with a poetic flavor; 「日差し」 is the more everyday choice.
• Synonym日射にっしゃWrittenScientific term for solar radiation, as in 「日射病」 (sunstroke); 「日差し」 is the everyday word for how the sun feels.
• Synonym天日てんぴNeutralRefers to the sun itself or sun-drying, as in 「天日干し」; 「日差し」 is about the light shining down.
• SynonymサンシャインNeutralLoanword for sunshine, used mostly in shop and song titles; in everyday speech say 「日差し」.
• Synonym太陽光線たいようこうせんWrittenScientific term for the rays of the sun reaching the earth; 「日差し」 is about how the light feels.
• Synonym太陽光たいようこうNeutralTechnical word for sunlight, common in solar-power contexts such as 「太陽光発電」.
• Related日の目ひのめNeutralMostly in 「日の目を見る」, to finally see the light of day, i.e. be made public; its use differs from 「日差し」.
• Antonym日陰ひかげNeutralA spot out of the sun; the opposite of 「日差し」, sunlight beating down.
• Antonym陰りかげりNeutralShadow or gloom, literal or figurative; the opposite of bright 「日差し」.

Use 「日差し」 for sunlight beating down, as in 「日差しが強い」. In written or formal prose prefer 「日光」 or 「陽光」; for scientific or technical contexts 「日射」 or 「太陽光」; for a spot out of the sun, 「日陰」.

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1. 太陽たいようの光ひかり。日光にっこう。