旭 — kanji meaning “rising sun”
旭
rising sun, morning sun
- Meanings
- rising sun, morning sun
- On'yomi
- キョク (kyoku)
- Kun'yomi
- あさひ
- Name readings
- あきら、あき、てる、ひ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1417 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- xù — Chinese character page
Words with 旭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旭日 | きょくじつ kyokujitsu | rising sun |
| 旭化成 | あさひかせい asahikasei | Asahi Kasei |
| 旭硝子 | あさひがらす asahigarasu | Asahi Glass |
| 旭光 | きょっこう kyokkou | rays of the rising sun |
| 旭川大学 | あさひかわだいがく asahikawadaigaku | Asahikawa University |
| 旭旗 | きょっき kyokki | rising sun flag |
| 旭日昇天 | きょくじつしょうてん kyokujitsushouten | full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant |
| 旭暉 | きょっき kyokki | rays of the rising sun |
| 旭日章 | きょくじつしょう kyokujitsushou | Order of the Rising Sun |
| 旭蟹 | あさひがに asahigani | red frog crab (Ranina ranina) |
| 旭日旗 | きょくじつき kyokujitsuki | Rising Sun flag; naval ensign of Japan |
| 旭テック | あさひテック asahitekku | Asahi Tec Corporation |
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