旭日
Chinese
dawn; rising sun | day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (旭日) |
旭 | 日 |
Pronunciation
Noun
旭日
- rising sun
- 雝雝鳴雁,旭日始旦。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yōngyōng míng yàn, xùrì shǐ dàn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
雍雍鸣雁,旭日始旦。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
Japanese
Derived terms
- 旭日旗 (kyokujitsuki)
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