01
旭日
きょくじつ
rising sun
Meanings
- rising sun
- morning sun
Readings
Onyomi
- キョク
Kunyomi
- あさひ
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Useful words
02
旭光
きょっこう
morning sun rays
03
旭川
あさひかわ
Asahikawa (city)
04
旭日旗
きょくじつき
Rising Sun Flag
05
旭日章
きょくじつしょう
Order of the Rising Sun
06
旭日昇天
きょくじつしょうてん
rising like the morning sun
Compare Kanji
01日Component95%day, sun日 forms the right side of 旭 and provides the core meaning of the sun.02九Shape92%nine九 forms the left side of 旭, helping learners recognize its visual structure.03朝Meaning90%morning, dynastyBoth relate to the morning; the kunyomi reading of 旭 is 'asahi' (morning sun).04昇Meaning85%rise upBoth kanji share the concept of rising, especially in reference to the sun.05暁Meaning80%daybreak, dawnBoth describe the first light of dawn and the beginning of a new day.06夕Pair75%eveningThis forms a natural pair as the opposite of the morning sun represented by 旭.
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