rising sun
A somewhat literary or formal term for the morning sun as it rises. Often used in poetic, ceremonial, or symbolic contexts, such as in the name of the Japanese order 旭日章 (Order of the Rising Sun).
The rising sun appeared over the mountain ridge.
The rising sun ascended in the eastern sky.
He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun.
His company grew rapidly, like the rising sun.
旭日 refers to the rising sun in the morning, while 落日 refers to the setting sun in the evening, both being literary terms.
full of vigor and vitality; in the ascendant
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
Compound of 旭 (morning sun, rising sun) and 日 (sun). The reading きょくじつ is the on'yomi of both characters.