the sun; solar disk
A poetic or literary term for the sun, often used in classical or elevated contexts. The everyday word is 太陽.
See also: 太陽
日輪が東の空に昇る。
The sun rises in the eastern sky.
sunflower
Standard kanji form for this word.
Composed of 日 (sun) and 輪 (ring, wheel), literally 'sun wheel' or 'solar disk'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.