陽
よう · you (also spelled yo)
(the) positive
- yang (in Chinese divination)
- the open, visible place, public place
- sun, sunshine, sunlight
Other ways to say “positive” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
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春の陽射しが窓越しに差し込み、部屋の中では、ほこりが舞い上がって見えた。
はるの ひざしが まどごしに さしこみ、へやの なか で は、ほこりが まいあがって みえた。
Spring sunlight streamed through the window, and inside the room, dust could be seen dancing.
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What does 陽 mean?
(the) positive. It can also mean: yang (in Chinese divination); the open, visible place, public place; sun, sunshine, sunlight.
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よう (you). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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