漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
旭: rising sun, morning sun
JLPT N16 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning · 九 is drawn in
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キョクkyoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 旭日きょくじつrising sun
- 旭旗きょっきrising sun flag
あさひasahi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 旭あさひmorning sun
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
九
Also built on nine (九)
Also read キョク
3 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side旭 rising sun · 九
vs白 whiteIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xù
Same form: 旭 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 旭 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 旭 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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