(n) a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode, Syn. shooting star
[ひかりもの, hikarimono] (n) (1) luminous body like a shooting star; (2) any bright metal; (3) sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)