旭日昇天 きょくじつしょうてん Meanings の-adjective, Noun full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant Kanji 旭 rising sun; morning sun. Read as キョク. 日 day. Read as ジツ. 昇 rise. Read as ショウ. 天 heaven. Read as テン. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists