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On'yomi
キョク
KYOKU
Kun'yomi
あさひ
asahi

rising sun · morning sun

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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