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旭
On'yomi
キョク
KYOKU
Kun'yomi
あさひ
asahi
rising sun · morning sun
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Radical日sun(4)
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Component Breakdown
旭=
九日
九 + sun
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of sun and nine. Rising morning sun.
Symbolism
Morning sun, hope, beginning. Represents Japan's rising sun flag and new starts.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Sunlight
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
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; full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun)
Proverbs & Idioms
旭日昇天の勢い
きょくじつしょうてんのいきおい
Rising like the morning sun
Growing rapidly in power or influence