明け

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

明(あ)け • (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

(antonym(s) of “daybreak”): 暮(く)れ (kure)

Verb

明(あ)け • (ake)

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 明ける (akeru) [ichidan]

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN