Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 明け(あけ) in Japanese

明け
Kana Reading
あけ
Romaji
ake
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    dawn; daybreak
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
    Meaning
    end; soon after something has ended
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

bright, light

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

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