How do you say "sunrise" in Japanese?

日の出

hinode

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "sunrise" is 日の出 (hinode).

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Pronunciation

Hee-noh-deh, three syllables, literally hi, sun, plus deru, to come out.

Writing and usage

日の出 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

丘から日の出を見ました。

oka kara hinode wo mima shita.

We watched the sunrise from the hill.

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How to remember 日の出

Hinode literally means sun-comes-out, a simple picture of the sun rising over the horizon.

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Questions about 日の出

How do you pronounce 日の出?

Hee-noh-deh, three syllables, literally hi, sun, plus deru, to come out.

Is 日の出 formal or casual?

日の出 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 日の出 written in Japanese?

日の出 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as hinode.

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