How to say 'Sun' in Japanese | 太陽

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The Japanese word for Sun is 'Taiyou', written as 太陽 in Japanese.'Sun' in hiragana is たいよう.

word

太陽

Meaning

Sun

Reading

たいよう

taiyou

Kanji

太Thick, Fat 陽Sunshine

Explanation

The Japanese noun '太陽 (たいよう)' means 'sun'. It refers to the star at the center of our solar system, which provides light and heat to Earth. This word is commonly used in both scientific and everyday contexts. For example: The sun is bright today「今日の太陽は明るい」(きょうのたいようはあかるい). The sun rises in the east「太陽は東から昇る」(たいようはひがしからのぼる). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something or someone as a source of light or energy, such as in the phrase '彼は私の太陽 (かれはわたしのたいよう)' (He is my sun).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1911

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 太陽

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

太

Meaning

Thick, Fat

kanji

陽

Meaning

Sunshine

Words Related to 太陽 Through the Kanji 太

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 太 as well.

word

太い

Meaning

Thick

word

太る

Meaning

Fatten

word

太鼓

Meaning

Drum

word

太夫

Meaning

Actor

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'Taiyou' means 'Sun' .

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