Word details

朝日

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 朝日.

Dictionary

Entry

朝日さひNounFreq #6781
1

morning sun

Examples
昇る朝日は何と美しいのだろう。
How beautiful the rising sun is!

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

12 strokesFrequency 248JLPT N3Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

あさ

Nanori

あそささちかとも

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

rising sun, morning sun

6 strokesFrequency 1,417JLPT N1Grade 9

On

キョク

Kun

あさひ

Nanori

あきらあきてる

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