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rising sun

HSK 7 N1
キョク
あさひ
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.
Components
day+ nine =
rising sun
Meaning component
day
sun
Phonetic component
jiǔ nine
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xù]
dawn; rising sun
Japanese
あさひ 同音
noun McIntosh (apple); McIntosh red
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あき
Aki unclassified name
あきら
Akira female given name
あさ
Asa female given name
あさい
Asai place name
あさひ
Asahi place namesurnamefemale given name
きょく
Kyoku surname
きよく
Kiyoku unclassified name
しょう
Shou unclassified name
のぼる
Noboru given name