Sun in Japanese Kanji

In Japanese, Sun is written in katakana as サン. To write it in kanji, each sound gets a character chosen for its meaning. Our top pick is 燦 (san): “radiance”.

How Sun sounds in Japanese

サン

Kanji for Sun

燦

san

燦
san radiance
Brilliant, sparkling light, like sunlight on water.

冴

冴
sa clear mind
Sharp, clear and cool, like a winter night or a quick mind.

山

san

山
san mountain
A mountain; steady and unmoving.

By style

Masculine

山

mountain

Feminine

紗

silk gauze

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