太たい陽よう

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

The star at the center of our solar system. Used in both everyday and scientific contexts.

太たい陽ようUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the word is almost always written this way.
たいようUsage1%
タイヨウUsage<1%

日ひ
日 is a more general and colloquial word for 'sun' or 'day', while 太陽 is the formal astronomical term.
お日ひ様さま
お日様 is a personified, affectionate, or child-friendly term for the sun, whereas 太陽 is neutral.

From Middle Chinese 太陽 (tʰɑiᴴ jɨɐŋ), meaning 'sun' or 'great yang'. The kanji 太 means 'great' and 陽 means 'yang' or 'sunshine'.