日向
ひなた · hinata · JLPT N1 · noun
topographic point
☀️ 日向 = 日 (sun) + 向 (facing): a place facing the sun, so 'hinata' = sunny spot
日 means sun and 向 means facing or toward. Put together they describe a spot that faces the sun. Think of hina-ta as 'hi' (sun) plus 'nata' (a spot you sit in).
日 — pictograph of the sun
日 is a pictograph of the sun, originally drawn as a circle with a dot or stroke inside representing the sun's substance. Over time the round shape was squared off into the modern rectangular form. It means 'sun' and by extension 'day'.
向 — roof 宀 + mouth 口
Originally a pictograph of a house with a north-facing window, showing an opening in a wall under a roof. The early meaning was 'north window,' which extended to 'the direction something faces,' then broadly to 'toward' or 'direction.' The modern shape simplified the window into 口.