夜明け・夜明|よあけyoake[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. noundawn; daybreak
   私は、突然とつぜん夜明よあけ前まえに起おこされた。↗

   I was woken up suddenly at dawn.

• Synonym曙あけぼのWrittenWritten word for dawn; also a metaphor for the beginning of something, as in 「文明の曙」.
• Synonym明け方あけがたNeutralNeutral word for the time just before daybreak; common in everyday speech, as in 「明け方に目が覚める」.
• Synonym黎明れいめいWrittenWritten word for dawn; also a metaphor for the start of a new era, as in 「黎明期」.
• Related暁あかつきWrittenWritten word for dawn; also means the moment something is achieved, as in 「成功の暁には」.
• Related有明ありあけWrittenArchaic literary word for the hour of dawn when the moon is still in the sky; found mainly in waka poetry.
• Related彼は誰時かわたれどきWrittenOld literary word for the dim hour of dawn, when it is too dark to tell people apart.
• Related暁天ぎょうてんWrittenWritten word for the dawn sky; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related早暁そうぎょうWrittenWritten word for the very early hours of the morning; seen mainly in news reports and articles.
• Related払暁ふつぎょうWrittenWritten word for daybreak; used in military and news contexts, as in 「払暁の攻撃」.
• Related明けあけNeutralNeutral word for dawn or the end of a period, as in 「夜明け」 and 「休み明け」; mostly used as a suffix.
• Related早天そうてんWrittenWritten word for the early morning; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related春暁しゅんぎょうWrittenWritten word for a spring dawn; found mainly in poetry and literary prose.
• Related朝ぼらけあさぼらけWrittenArchaic word for the time when the sky is just beginning to lighten; found mainly in waka poetry.
• Antonym夕暮れゆうぐれNeutralNeutral word for evening or dusk; the opposite of 「夜明け」.
• Antonym日暮れひぐれNeutralNeutral word for the time around sunset; the opposite of 「夜明け」.

Use 「夜明け」 for daybreak or the start of a new era. In everyday speech, 「明け方」 is the natural choice. For written or elevated prose, pick 「暁」, 「曙」 or 「黎明」; archaic words like 「有明」 and 「朝ぼらけ」 survive mainly in waka poetry. The opposites are 「夕暮れ」 and 「日暮れ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 夜よるが明あける頃ころ。太陽たいようがのぼる頃ころ。その時分じぶん。
2. 日ひの出前でまえに太陽たいようの中心ちゅうしんが地平ちへい線せん下かの7度ど21分ふん40秒びょうに来きた時刻じこく。明あけ六むいつ。
3. 新あたらしい時代じだいや文化ぶんか、芸術げいじゅつなどの事物じぶつが始はじまろうとする時とき。