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陽 — 12 strokes / Radical「阝」

道
8Elementary year 3 / 12 strokes / Radical「阝」
On
ヨウよう · yō
Kun
—
Meaning
sun, sunshine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

阝 (hill) + 昜 (phonetic 'yō') — the sunny side of a hill: the 'sun, sunshine'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヨウようyō陽光ようこう陰陽おんみょう太陽たいよう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 太陽たいよう

    the sun

  • 陽気ようき

    cheerful, lively

More words with this kanji

  • 太陽系たいようけい
  • 瀋陽しんよう
  • 咸陽かんよう
  • 陽よう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

太陽(たいよう)が 空(そら)に かがやいています。

The sun is shining in the sky.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

太陽陽気陽太thick気spirit部part階floor阡a thou…防to pre…阮a plac…羊sheep洋ocean葉leaf様manner幺tiny
CompoundRadicalReading

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