明け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明
あ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あけ [àké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [a̠ke̞]

Noun

明け (hiragana あけ, rōmaji ake)

daybreak
(in compounds) end (of a certain period of time), or immediately following
(in compounds) beginning (of a year, month, day, etc.)

Synonyms

(daybreak): 明 (あ)け方 (がた) (akegata)

Antonyms

(daybreak): 暮 (く)れ (kure)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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