King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

曙 — kanji meaning “dawn”

dawn, daybreak

Meanings
dawn, daybreak
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
17
School grade
9
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1518 of 2,500
Classical radical
72
Chinese reading
shǔ, shù — Chinese character page

Words with 曙

WordReadingMeaning
しょこう shokoudawn; daybreak; first light of day
あけたか aketakaera during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
あけたかじだい aketakajidaiera during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
あけぼのそう akebonosouSwertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
あけぼのちょうちょううお akebonochouchouuoblackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
あけぼのいろ akebonoirosalmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge
あけぼのしゅすらん akebonoshusuranleafy goodyera (Goodyera foliosa)

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