the direction the sun is shining / a sunny spot or place

(historical) Short for 日向国 (Hyūga-no-kuni): Hyūga Province, an old province of Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu

Short for 日向湖 (Hiruga-ko): one of the 三方五湖 (Mikata Goko, “Five Lakes of Mikata”) in Fukui Prefecture

a placename / a female given name / a surname / a surname / a surname / a surname / a female given name / a surname / a placename / a surname / a surname / a female given name / a surname / a surname

(archaic) facing (opposite) the sun

日向(ひなた)に氷(こおり) (hinata ni kōri, “ice in sun → melting → gradually disappearing”) / 陰(かげ)になり日向(ひなた)になり (kage ni nari hinata ni nari)

the student has surpassed his or her teacher

impermeable wall

aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel)

Kyūjitai form of 水滸伝: Water Margin, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels