明け

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)

1. daybreak
2. (in compounds) end (of a certain period of time), or immediately following
3. (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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN