Japanese symbol for “sunrise”
日の出
ひので
Romaji: hinode
sunrise
In Japanese, sunrise is 日の出, read ひので (hinode).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n sunrise
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sunrise”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日出 | にっしゅつ nisshutsu | sunrise |
| サンライズ | サンライズ sanraizu | sunrise |
| 朝陽 | ちょうよう chouyou | morning sun; sunrise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sunrise”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.