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What does the kanji 曙 mean?

曙 means dawn, daybreak. On'yomi ショ. Kun'yomi あけぼの.

Quick facts
On'yomiショ
Kun'yomiあけぼの
Strokes17
Main radical日
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショKun'yomi あけぼの
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

dawn, daybreak

Memory hook

The sun (日) coming up and waking even the old (老) — DAWN, DAYBREAK.

Main radical

日sun, day 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.