曙

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

dawn, daybreak

Kun'yomi
  • あけぼの
    		dawn
On'yomi
  • ショ

Main Radical

日(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショ 82.5%
あけぼの 17.5%

Character Breakdown

dawn, daybreak
ショ　あけぼの (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
signature, govt office, police station
ショ (6th, N2)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

しょ
曙
こう
光
dawn ②first indication
あけぼの
曙
dawn
あけぼの
曙
いろ
色
salmon (color)
あけたか
曙貴
じ
時
だい
代
era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
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References

Unicode hex code 66D9
JIS X 0208 1-29-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2163
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2519
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1384
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 742
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1002
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2448
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2524
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2719
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14220X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2098
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c14.2
Four corner code 6606.4