太陽

Cantonese

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʰaːi˧ jœːŋ˨˩/

Noun

太陽 (traditional, jyutping taai3 joeng4, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	陽

Noun

太陽 (hiragana たいよう, romaji taiyō)

1. the sun; solar

   太陽が顔を出した。

   たいようががおをだした。
   taiyō ga kao o dashita

   It was beginning to shine.

2. (tarot): the sun; the nineteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.

Synonyms

• 日 (ひ, hi) (“the sun, a day or days”)

Derived terms

• 太陽光
• 太陽系
• 太陽電池

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Mandarin

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʰai˥˩iaŋ˧˥ ]

Adjective

太陽 (traditional, Pinyin tàiyáng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) solar

Noun

太陽 (traditional, Pinyin tàiyáng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun
2. (literary) extreme heat

See also

• (Min Nan) 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu)

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Min Nan

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou, Xiamen) IPA: [ tʰai˥˧iɔŋ˧˥ ]
• (Zhangzhou) IPA: [ tʰai˥˧iaŋ˧˥ ]

Etymology

• Borrowed from Mandarin

Adjective

太陽 (traditional, POJ thài-iông or thài-iâng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) solar

Noun

太陽 (traditional, POJ thài-iông or thài-iâng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun

Usage notes

• Usually only used as part of a scientific term. Rarely used for the noun sun in ordinary speech. Instead, use 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu).

Derived terms

• 太陽系 (thài-iông-hē)

Related terms

• 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu)