陽

sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひ

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきらあけはるひろやんよ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:N3

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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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