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Kanji Detail for 曉 - "dawn"

曉

  • Meaning

    曉 means "dawn." Also associated with to teach, to realize.

    1. Dawn - The early morning; daybreak.

    2. Enlighten - To make clear; to understand.

    3. Teach - To instruct; to explain.

  • Tattoo check: 曉

    • Verified meaning: dawn
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかつき, あきら, ぎょう, さとる)
    • Also carries these associations: to teach, to realize

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 曉

    Given names 曉(ぎょう)Listen 曉(しょう)Listen

    Surnames 曉(あかつき)Listen 曉(あきら)Listen 曉(さとる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dawn; daybreak; clear; explicit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    dawn; clear, explicit, known

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Dawn. When the sky brightens, it is called 曉. Early morning is also called 破曉, meaning the moment between darkness and light. | To know. As in the colloquial 曉得 (to know). To know thoroughly is called 曉暢. Such as 曉暢事機 (thoroughly understanding circumstances). | To inform. To announce is called 曉諭.

  • Onyomi

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    gyoh(ギョウ) ギョウ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    akatsuki(あかつき) あかつき

    sato.ru(さと-る) さと-る

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    dawn teach realize clarify instruct enlighten daybreak awakening beginning brightness daylight first light glow morning sunrise

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