暁 — kanji meaning “daybreak”
暁
daybreak, dawn, in the event
- Meanings
- daybreak, dawn, in the event
- On'yomi
- ギョウ (gyou)、キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- あかつき、さと.る
- Name readings
- あき、あきら、あけ、さと、さとる、てる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1924 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- xiǎo
Words with 暁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暁星 | ぎょうせい gyousei | morning star; Venus; rarity |
| 暁光 | ぎょうこう gyoukou | light of dawn |
| 通暁 | つうぎょう tsuugyou | well versed; thorough knowledge |
| 暁闇 | あかつきやみ akatsukiyami | moonless dawn |
| 暁闇 | ぎょうあん gyouan | dark before dawn |
| 暁天 | ぎょうてん gyouten | dawn |
| 春暁 | しゅんぎょう shungyou | spring dawn; dawn of a spring day |
| 払暁 | ふつぎょう futsugyou | dawn; daybreak |
| 暁の空 | あかつきのそら akatsukinosora | dawning sky |
| 今暁 | こんぎょう kongyou | this morning (at dawn) |
| 早暁 | そうぎょう sougyou | daybreak; dawn |
| 昨暁 | さくぎょう sakugyou | early yesterday morning |
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