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JLPT N3 · Places & nature

太陽

たいよう

the sun

Stroke order of 太陽

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

太 · 4 strokes陽 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

The big fat 太 ball of light shining on the sunny 陽 hillside 阝.

Parts: 太 fat/big + 陽 sunshine (阝 hill + 昜 sun rising)

Example sentence

太陽が東から昇ります。

たいようがひがしからのぼります。

The sun rises in the east.

Words with 太

Words with 陽

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