sun; day

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

Usages of sun; day

moon; month
月

The moon is actually just the sun on some weird legs.

日
sun; day
car
車

Looks like a car doesn't it? With a line connecting two axles that the wheels are connected to, and an engine(the sun) in the middle.

日に本ほんnihon
Japan
bright
明

If the sun and moon are both shining, it's very bright.

明あ日したashita
tomorrow
今きょ日うkyou
today
time; hour
時

You can tell the time because the the sun casts its light on the sundial next to the temple.

white
白

You bend towards the sun, and are covered in white light.

(お)誕たん生じょう日び(o)tanjoubi
birthday
day of the week
曜

Every day of the week, the sun watches yo-yo tricks by a small bird.

曜よう日びyoubi
day (of the week)
日にち曜よう日びnichiyoubi
Sunday
nightfall
晩

The moment when the sun gets dismissed is called nightfall.

reflect
映

When the sun is in the center, everything is reflected.

interval
間

The sun appears between the gate doors at a regular interval.

gate
門

This kanji just looks like a gate.

someone
者

Someone old has seen many suns rise and set.

sound
音
Every day when you stand up and look at the sun, a horrible sound emerges—like a rooster’s cry gone horribly wrong.
毎まい日にちmainichi
every day
yesterday
昨

Yesterday, the sun was visible during the entire day.

昨き日のうkinou
yesterday
springtime
春

When three people see the sun, you know it's springtime.

marriage
婚

Upon marriage, a woman's family name changes with the sun as a witness.

east
東

Behind a tree, the sun rises in the east.

write
書

You write with your brush only when the sun is up, otherwise it's too dark.

〜日にち〜nichi
day counter
二ふつ日かfutsuka
day two; two days
early
早

The sun rises at ten, very early.

日ひhi
sun
一お昨と日といototoi
the day before yesterday
明あ後さっ日てasatte
the day after tomorrow
hot
暑

When someone is in the sun, they'll get hot.

music
曲
元がん日じつganjitsu
New Year's Day
repeat
复

As the gun kills the sun, winter repeats.

easy
易

When there's sun, do not think it's easy to prevent getting burned.

日ひhi
day
spare time
暇

In his spare time, during the day, Ko puts out his two flags again.

休きゅう日じつkyuujitsu
holiday, day off
warm
暖

Sun leads on to warm days.

risk
冒

There is great risk in exposing your eyes to the sun.

dark
暗

If the sun would produce sound instead of light, it would be pretty dark.

clear up
晴

When the sun appears and the sky turns blue, it clears up.

日にっ光こうnikkou
sunlight
dawn
旦

The sun is the one that appears at dawn.

most
最

Most people take the sun for granted.

just so
是

The sun shines on a bolt of cloth, just so you can see it.

ancient
昔

After orbiting twenty-one times around the sun, you're ancient.

thick
厚

You see a thick child hiding from the sun under a cliff.

cloudy
曇

When there are clouds under the sun, it's cloudy.

日にっ記きnikki
diary; journal
warm up
温

You warm up some water in the sun and clean your plate with it.

must not
莫

Grass must not be in the sun too much until it is big.

livelihood
暮

The sun is vital; we must not overlook its role in our livelihood.

star
星

The sun gives life to your planet and is your favorite star.

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