旭
旭 — Rising sun
rising sun, morning sun
On’yomiキョク (kyoku)
Kun’yomiあさひ (asahi)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 旭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旭日 | きょくじつ kyokujitsu | rising sun |
Study notes
旭 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1417 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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