Illustration: On a riverside embankment beside a quiet Japanese neighborhood, an early angler pauses while setting down a tackle box. Beyond the low houses, the eastern sky has begun to brighten, revealing roof edges and the far riverbank while the nearest path remains dim.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

明あける

akeru

to dawn, to grow light

Often used as 夜が明ける, meaning day breaks. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

もうすぐ夜よるが明あける。
The day is breaking soon.
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夜よるが明あけようとしている。
The dawn is breaking.
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ようやく夜よるが明あけて長ながい夜よるが終おわった。
Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
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Kanji in 明

明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ

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