This kanji depicts the sun radiating bright light. Depending on your perspective, the light appears in various colors. Because of this, the kanji came to mean “easy to change” or “easy.”
easy(易)
sunrise(旦)
This character describes the rising sun emerging just above the horizon. Because it captures the very beginning of a new day, it is traditionally used to represent the first day of the new year.
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sun(日)
The character for the sun is remarkably simple. As you can see, it is represented by nothing more than a basic round mark.
sound(音)
To receive messages from the divine, ancient people prayed over a clay pot covered with a stone and listened for the vibrations within it. This is why this character means ‘sound.’ When combined with another character that means ‘enjoy,’ it creates the word for ‘music’!
spring(春)
This kanji consists of two main parts. At the bottom, you can see the ‘SUN’ as a warm circle. The upper part represents a ‘PLANT’ that is now growing and pushing up from under the land. Therefore, this kanji means ‘SPRING’—the beautiful season when plants grow under the warm sun.