Meaning

Primary

Sunrise

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What do we call the sun's exit from the horizon? That'll be the sunrise. Imagine the sun exiting the horizon and climbing up into the sky.

Reading

ひので
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses the kanji's kun'yomi readings, which you've already learned. As long as you remember those, you should be good to go!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 日の出のじかん

    sunrise

    日の出のタイミング

    the timing of sunrise

    日の出のシーン

    a scene at sunrise

Context Sentences

そして、ふじ山から日の出をみました。

Then I watched the sunrise from Mt. Fuji.

もうすぐ日の出だ!

It's almost sunrise!

きれいな日の出だったね。

It was a beautiful sunrise.

Kanji Composition