明け

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

() (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.)

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Verb

() (ake

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 開ける (akeru)

References

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