日
Sun
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| にち | ひ, か | 日 |
Meaning: Sun
The sun radical and sun kanji are the same, huzzah!
The radical for this one is easy too, making the meaning for this kanji super easy as well!
Reading: にち
There are so many on’yomi for this kanji, but since this kanji is so important and common, you’ll end up learning them all eventually whether you want to or not. For now, you’re only going to have to learn one of the readings, and that one is にち. The sun is so hot. It focused its rays to take out one man… and that man is Friedrich Nietzsche (にち), famous philosopher. He philosophized one too many things about the sun, so the sun decided it was time he paid.
This reading will be easier to remember if you know of Friedrich Nietzsche… so do your research and learn about him if you don’t. He’s a pretty historical dude.
Vocabulary
As I just mentioned, learning this kanji is going to be all about the vocab, and here it is. If you take a look at all the pronunciations, you’ll notice how weird and random they seem. Just take them one at a time, you’ll get there.
a 日（ひ）＝ Sun, Day
- Meaning: The sun signifies a single day, which is why this word is both meanings.
- Reading: Same as the kun’yomi for the kanji.
Notes:
Eventually, you’ll see this kanji so much that you’ll be sick of it in no time (and you’ll have memorized it too). We’ll be seeing a lot more of Mr. 日…