旭
rising sun, morning sun
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)
Study
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.