Illustration: The sun hangs prominently in a clear sky above the low rooftops of a Japanese residential neighborhood. In a small courtyard below, a child shades their eyes with one hand while helping hang bedding over a balcony rail.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

太たい陽よう

taiyou

sun

Example sentences

  1. 太陽たいようが出でてきた。

    The sun came out.

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  2. 太陽たいようは昼間輝ひるまかがやく。

    The sun shines during the day.

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  3. 太陽たいようは光ひかりを放はなつ。

    The sun sends out light.

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Kanji in 太陽

  • 太plump; thickOnタイ・タKunふとい・ふとる
  • 陽sunshine; yang principleOnヨウKunひ

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