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sun
Formal or literary term
the Sun
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish
variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
Astronomy
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)
the seven days of the week
ゆうけい only
evening; dusk
evening scene; evening landscape
せっけい／せきけい only; Obsolete term
light of the setting sun
Honorific
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE)
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE)
Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
Proverb
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; c. 5th century BCE)
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
setting sun; evening sun
Poetical term
the Sun, the Moon and the stars
Hanafuda
three 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
winter sun; winter sunshine
day on which the temperature drops below 0°C; below-freezing day
daytime
movement of the Sun (across the sky)
ray of sun (breaking through the clouds)
日足 only; Finance
daily candlestick