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曙 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「日」

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On
ショしょ · sho
Kun
あけぼのakebono
Meaning
dawn; daybreak

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Sun plus opening up: the sky beginning to whiten as night ends — daybreak.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 曙光しょこう

    first light; a glimmer of hope

  • 曙あけぼの

    dawn

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新(あたら)しい時代(じだい)の曙(あけぼの)が訪(おとず)れた。

The dawn of a new age has come.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

曙光曙光light旭rising…昂rise昌prospe…昏dusk晦last…疋counte…杵pestle岨rocky…恕forgiv…渚shore
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Compound

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