to be born / to come into existence

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

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

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)

a placename / a female given name / a surname

(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

(archaic) facing (opposite) the sun

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

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me