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太陽 (たいよう): Sun — Japanese vocabulary

太陽 is read たいよう and means "Sun". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

太陽

Reading
たいよう · taiyou
Translation
Sun
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
たいようが

Example

太陽が東から出ます。

たいようがひがしからでます。

The sun rises in the east.

Kanji in this word

  • 太 — fat, thick
  • 陽 — Sunshine, Yang Principle, Positive

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