Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1518 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: dawn, daybreak

Kunyomi: あけぼの

Onyomi: ショ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sun, day

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショコウ dawn, daybreak, first light of day, first indication, glimpse, gleam, flash, prospects

Kunyomi Examples

あけぼの dawn, daybreak, beginning

あけぼのいろ salmon (color, colour), pink with a yellow tinge