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Kanji Detail for 陽 - "sun, positive, sunny"

陽

  • Meaning

    陽 means "sun, positive, sunny."

    1. Sun - The star that gives light and warmth.

    2. Positive - Active; bright; yang energy.

    3. Sunny - Exposed to sunlight.

  • Words using 陽

    • 太陽 たいよう Listen Sun
    • 陽子 ようし Listen proton
    • 山陽 さんよう Listen south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
    • 太陽電池 たいようでんち Listen solar cell
    • 陽気 ようき Listen cheerful; jovial; merry
    • 陽光 ようこう Listen sunshine; sunlight
    • 陽性 ようせい Listen positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful
    • 太陽系 たいようけい Listen solar system

  • Four-character idioms with 陽

    • 一陽来復 いちようらいふく Listen return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
    • 陰陽五行 いんようごぎょう Listen the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
    • 陽動作戦 ようどうさくせん Listen diversionary tactics

  • Origin of 陽

    The hill radical 阝 beside 昜 — the sun climbing above the horizon with its rays streaming: the sunlit south face of a hill. The yang of yin-yang.

    How to remember it: The bright side 昜 of the hill 阝 — where the sun lands first and stays longest: yang.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 陽

    • Verified meaning: sun, positive, sunny
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかり, あき, あきほ, あきみ)

    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 陽

    Given names 陽(あかり)Listen 陽(あき)Listen 陽(あきほ)Listen 陽(あきみ)Listen 陽(あきら)Listen 陽(あたる)Listen 陽(きよし)Listen 陽(たかし)Listen 陽(のぼる)Listen 陽(はる)Listen 陽(はるか)Listen 陽(はるき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sunshine; yang principle; positive; male; heaven; daytime

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

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

    The opposite of 陰. See "陰" for reference. | The sun. The Mencius says: "Drying it in the autumn sun." | The south-facing side is called 陽. "The Son of Heaven faces south." Found in the Zuo Commentary. | The north side of a river is called 陽. As in 漢陽, 渭陽. | The south side of a mountain is called 陽. As in 衡陽, 岳陽. | What is visible is called 陽. As in 陽為尊敬 means appearing respectful on the surface.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hi(ひ) ひ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    sun sunny positive bright clear south side of a mountain sunlight daytime active celestial cheerful daylight energy glowing golden hope illumination luminosity optimism radiance radiant solar warmth

Sentences including 陽

  • The sun is so distant from the earth.

  • The sun melted the snow.

  • The sun is shining.

  • The sun came out.

  • The sun was about to come up.

  • Which is larger , the sun or the earth?

  • The sun at last broke through about noon.

  • The sun is coming up.

  • They are very cheerful.

  • The sun is going down.

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