Meaning of 明け方 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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明け方, 明方, 明けがたJLPT 2
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Kana Readingあけがた
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Romajiakegata
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- dawn
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Example Sentences
明け方, 明方, 明けがた, あけがた used in context
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It gets extremely cold toward dawn.
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It was cold at dawn, so I put on another blanket.
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We hit the hay early in order to get up at dawn.
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The earthquake occurred at dawn.
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The baby arrived near dawn.
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In the tent we talked and talked.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
bright, light
On: メイ, ミョウ, ミン
Kun: 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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