Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
旭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
旭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
旭 [xù]
dawn; rising sun
Japanese
McIntosh (apple); McIntosh red
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
旭 あき
Aki unclassified name
旭 あきら
Akira female given name
旭 あさ
Asa female given name
旭 あさい
Asai place name
旭 あさひ
Asahi place namesurnamefemale given name
旭 きょく
Kyoku surname
旭 きよく
Kiyoku unclassified name
旭 しょう
Shou unclassified name
旭 のぼる
Noboru given name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
旭日 [xùrì] #44,677
the rising sun
张旭 [ZhāngXù] #33,349
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
张旭 [ZhāngXù] #33,349
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
林旭 [LínXù] #54,367
Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[WùxūLiùjūnzi] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
圣德克旭贝里 [Shèngdékèxùbèilǐ]
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
圣德克旭贝里 [Shèngdékèxùbèilǐ]
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
JAPANESE WORDS (20)
朝日 [あさひ] #6,781
Asahi
旭日 [きょくじつ] #60,748
rising sun
旭光 [きょっこう] #130,087
rays of the rising sun
旭日小綬章 [きょくじつしょうじゅしょう] #158,479
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
旭日昇天 [きょくじつしょうてん] #160,072
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun)
旭日大綬章 [きょくじつだいじゅしょう] #175,502
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
旭日章 [きょくじつしょう] #183,894
Order of the Rising Sun
旭日旗 [きょくじつき] #187,658
Rising Sun flag
旭川医科大学 [あさひかわいかだいがく] #190,280
Asahikawa Medical University
旭日重光章 [きょくじつじゅうこうしょう] #214,058
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
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