rising sun, morning sun
旭 centers on the sun at the start of the day: the rising sun or morning sun, capturing the moment when daylight first appears.
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.
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.
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.
McIntosh (apple); McIntosh red
rising sun
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rays of the rising sun
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rising sun flag
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
Rising Sun flag; naval ensign of Japan
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
rays of the rising sun
red frog crab (Ranina ranina)
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