JLPT N3 · Noun

夜明け (yoake)

夜明け (よあけ, yoake) is a Japanese noun meaning “dawn; daybreak”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よあけ
Romaji: yoake
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

dawn; daybreak · noun

Example sentences

私は、突然夜明け前に起こされた。

I was woken up suddenly at dawn.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夜明け

夜

night, eveningヤ・よ・よる · 8 strokes

明

bright, lightメイ・ミョウ・あ.かり・あか.るい · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夜明け.

夜よるnight昨夜ゆうべlast night今夜こんやthis evening夜よnight夜中よなかmiddle of the night徹夜てつやstaying up all night深夜しんやlate at night夜間やかんnight夜行やこうnight travel夜やcounter for nights日夜にちやday and night夜具やぐbedding夜更しよふかしstaying up late夜更けよふけlate at night

Source: JMdict entry 1537150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.