太陽

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 太陽 is read as たいよう and means the sun, the star that provides Earth with light and heat.
• Basic usage: Use 太陽が顔を出す for the sun emerging from behind clouds and 太陽の光 for sunlight from the sun.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 太陽 and 日光
  • The former is the celestial body itself, whereas the latter is the light from it that reaches the ground.