JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 陽: "sunshine, yang principle, positive"
The kanji 陽 means "sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヨウ in on'yomi and ひ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1071 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 太陽Sun
- 陽soleil, lumière du soleil
- 陽気cheerful; jovial; merry; lively · weather; season
- 陽光sunshine; sunlight
- 陽(the) positive · yang (in Chinese divination)
- 陽炎heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
- 陽動diversion; distraction; feint
- 陽子proton
- 太陽光sunlight
- 朝陽morning sun; sunrise
- 陰陽師diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
- 陰陽cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
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