æ
Rising Sun
Meanings
Rising Sun, Morning Sun
On'yomi
ããã
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ããã˛
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
æ is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
æ (Rising Sun) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It ranks #1417 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.
Other N1 kanji
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