陽
daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:3
Strokes:12
JLPT:3
Frequency:1071
Vocabulary
ヨウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太陽 | タイヨウ | Sun |
| 陽気 | ヨウキ | cheerful; jovial; merry; lively; weather; season; spirit of yang |
| 陽光 | ヨウコウ | sunshine; sunlight |
| 陽子 | ヨウシ | proton |
| 陽性 | ヨウセイ | positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕陽 | ゆうひ | evening sun; setting sun |
| 陽当り | ひあたり | exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day |
| 陽射し | ひざし | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 陽焼け | ひやけ | sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.) |
| 陽 | よう | (the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place; public place |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
場
location, place
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揚
elevate, extol, fry in deep fat, hoist, praise, raise
Grade 8JLPT 1
湯
bath, hot spring, hot water
Grade 3JLPT 2
傷
cut, gash, hurt, impair, injure, injury, pain, scar, weak point, wound
Grade 6JLPT 1
腸
bowels, guts, intestines, viscera
Grade 6JLPT 1
易
divination, easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple
Grade 5JLPT 3
陣
battle array, brief time, camp, position, ranks, sudden
Grade 8JLPT 1
渇
dry up, parch, thirst
Grade 8JLPT 1
陳
exhibit, explain, relate, state
Grade 8JLPT 1
掲
describe, display, hang out, hoist, publish, put up, put up (a notice)
Grade 8JLPT 1