6 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

rising sun, morning sun

Kun'yomi
  • morning sun
On'yomi
  • キョク
Nanori
  • あきら
  • あき
  • てる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あさひ 94.3%
キョク 5.7%

Character Breakdown

rising sun, morning sun
あさひ キョク あきら (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

rising sun flag
rays of the rising sun
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun)
rays of the rising sun
Orders of the Rising Sun
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
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References

Unicode hex code 65ED
JIS X 0208 1-16-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2099
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2416
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2977
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3697
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1890
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2571
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 27
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 27
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1146
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 300
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13747
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2086
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 27
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c2.6
Four corner code 4601.0
De Roo Code 1657