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The Kanji Map

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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: 日 署

曙

Radical

Radical: 日

Meaning: sun, day

Reading: ひ

Frequency: 453

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

日

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

曙 (あけぼの) dawn, daybreak, beginning

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

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