12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • sun
On'yomi
  • (the) positive ②yang (in Chinese divination) ③the open
Nanori
  • あき
  • あきら
  • あけ
  • はる
  • ひろ
  • やん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 66.8%
33.2%

Character Breakdown

sunshine, yang principle, positive
ヨウ ひ あき (3rd, N3)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

(the) positive ②yang (in Chinese divination) ③the open
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective)
cosmic dual forces
cheerful ②weather ③spirit of yang
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References

Unicode hex code 967D
JIS X 0208 1-45-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5012
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6470
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 626
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 764
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 453
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1300
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 990
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1567
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 753
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41725
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 406
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 630
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 640
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 527
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 989
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 429
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 413
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 834
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 747
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1309
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d9.5
Four corner code 7622.7
De Roo Code 3651