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Kotomora

旭

rising sun, morning sun

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョク

Kun'yomi

  • あさひ

Nanori

  • あきら
  • あき
  • てる
  • ひ

Meaning

旭 centers on the sun at the start of the day: the rising sun or morning sun, capturing the moment when daylight first appears.

Most common words using 旭

  • 旭あさひ

    McIntosh (apple); McIntosh red

  • 旭日きょくじつ

    rising sun

  • 旭化成あさひかせい

    Asahi Kasei

  • 旭硝子あさひがらす

    Asahi Glass

  • 旭テックあさひテック

    Asahi Tec Corporation

  • 旭光きょっこう

    rays of the rising sun

  • 旭化成株式会社あさひかせいかぶしきがいしゃ

    Asahi Kasei Corporation

  • 旭川医科大学あさひかわいかだいがく

    Asahikawa Medical University

  • 旭川大学あさひかわだいがく

    Asahikawa University

  • 旭旗きょっき

    rising sun flag

  • 旭日中綬章きょくじつちゅうじゅしょう

    Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • 旭日大綬章きょくじつだいじゅしょう

    Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

  • 旭日小綬章きょくじつしょうじゅしょう

    Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette

  • 旭日旗きょくじつき

    Rising Sun flag; naval ensign of Japan

  • 旭日昇天きょくじつしょうてん

    full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant

  • 旭日章きょくじつしょう

    Order of the Rising Sun

  • 旭日重光章きょくじつじゅうこうしょう

    Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

  • 旭暉きょっき

    rays of the rising sun

  • 旭蟹あさひがに

    red frog crab (Ranina ranina)

  • 旭電化工業あさひでんかこうぎょう

    ADEKA Corporation (formerly known as Asahi Denka Corporation)

Explore all words using 旭 →

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Etymology

旭 combines 九 (nine) and 日 (sun), but the historical origin is uncertain. The modern form may have been chosen for its visual suggestion of the sun emerging from a curved shape, but this is speculative.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture the sun 日 rising over the horizon, with the curved 九 shape representing the arc of the morning sky. The sun peeks out, bringing the morning light.

Reading mnemonic

For キョク, imagine a rooster crowing 'kyoku-kyoku' at the rising sun: the sound 'kyoku' cues キョク while the sun appears.