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旭 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「日」

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準1University / general ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「日」
On
キョクきょく · kyoku
Kun
あさひasahi
Meaning
rising sun

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A curving movement plus the sun: the sun climbing in an arc from the horizon — the morning sun.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 旭日きょくじつ

    the rising sun

  • 旭光きょっこう

    light of the morning sun

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

旭日(あさひ)が海(うみ)を赤(あか)く染(そ)めた。

The rising sun dyed the sea red.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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