暁 - Wiktionary

See also: 曉

暁 U+6681, 暁 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6681 ← 暀[U+6680] CJK Unified Ideographs 暂 →[U+6682]

Translingual

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Traditional	曉
Shinjitai	暁
Simplified	晓

Han character

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暁 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日十廿山 (AJTU), composition ⿰日尭)

1. dawn, daybreak
2. clear, explicit

References

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• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 497, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14031
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1516, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6681

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of 暁 – see 曉 (“dawn; daybreak; to know; to understand; to get; etc.”).(This character is a variant form of 曉).

Japanese

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Shinjitai	暁
Kyūjitai	曉

Kanji

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(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 曉)

Readings

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• Go-on: きょう (kyō)←けう (keu, historical)
• Kan-on: きょう (kyō)←けう (keu, historical)
• Kan’yō-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)←げう (geu, historical)
• Kun: あかつき (akatsuki, 暁, Jōyō)←あかつき (akatuki, 暁, historical)←あかとき (akatoki, 暁, ancient)、さとす (satosu, 暁す)、さとる (satoru, 暁る)
• Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、あけ (ake)、あつき (atsuki)、さとし (satoshi)、さとる (satoru)、てる (teru)、とき (toki)、とし (toshi)、ゆたか (yutaka)

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
暁
あかつきGrade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

⟨aka to2ki1⟩ → */akatəkʲi/ → /akat͡suki/

Shift from Old Japanese 曉 (akato2ki1).[1][2][3]

Originally a compound of 明(あ)か (aka, the 未(み)然(ぜん)形(けい) (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verb 明(あ)く (aku, “to open”)) + 時(とき) (toki, “time, moment, hour”).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) あかつき [àkátsúkí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
• IPA(key): [a̠ka̠t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

Noun

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暁(あかつき) • (akatsuki) 

1. the dawn, daybreak
   • 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 13, poem 625; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 30) 有(あり)明(あけ)のつれなく見(み)えし別(わか)れより暁(あかつき)ばかり憂(う)きものはなしariake no tsurenaku mieshi wakare yori akatsuki bakari ukimono wa nashiSince that parting when I saw that distant look in the late moon's glare, nothing seems more cruel to me than the hours before dawn.[4]
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 8 (back):[5] 天暁 アカツキ
2. an event, occasion, occurrence 入(にゅう)社(しゃ)できた暁(あかつき)には[…]nyūsha dekita akatsuki ni wa […] upon my employment at your company […]

Synonyms

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• (dawn): See Thesaurus:明け方

Derived terms

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• 暁(あかつき)起(お)き (akatsuki-oki, “waking up just before daybreak”)
• 暁(あかつき)方(がた) (akatsukigata)
• 暁(あかつき)月(づく)夜(よ) (akatsuki-zukuyo)
• 暁(あかつき)の空(そら) (akatsuki no sora, “dawning sky”)
• 暁(あかつき)の茶(ちゃ)事(じ) (akatsuki no chaji)
• 暁(あかつき)の別(わか)れ (akatsuki no wakare)
• 暁(あかつき)闇(やみ) (akatsuki yami, “moonless dawn”)
• 成功(せいこう)の暁(あかつき)には (seikō no akatsuki ni wa, “when one has succeeded”)

Proverbs

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• 春(しゅん)眠(みん)暁(あかつき)を覚(おぼ)えず (shunmin akatsuki o oboezu)

Proper noun

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暁(あかつき) • (Akatsuki) 

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
暁
ぎょうGrade: S
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

/ɡeu/ → */ɡʲəː/ → /ɡʲoː/

From Middle Chinese 曉 (MC xewX).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞ː]

Affix

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暁(ぎょう) • (gyō) ←げう (geu)?

1. dawn, daybreak
2. clear(ly understood), explicit

Derived terms

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• 暁(ぎょう)鴉(あ) (gyōa)
• 暁(ぎょう)闇(あん) (gyōan)
• 暁(ぎょう)雨(う) (gyōu)
• 暁(ぎょう)雲(うん) (gyōun)
• 暁(ぎょう)角(かく) (gyōkaku)
• 暁(ぎょう)起(き) (gyōki)
• 暁(ぎょう)鶏(けい) (gyōkei)
• 暁(ぎょう)月(げつ) (gyōgetsu)
• 暁(ぎょう)鼓(こ) (gyōko)
• 暁(ぎょう)光(こう) (gyōkō)
• 暁(ぎょう)更(こう) (gyōkō)
• 暁(ぎょう)紅(こう) (gyōkō)
• 暁(ぎょう)日(じつ) (gyōjitsu)
• 暁(ぎょう)鐘(しょう) (gyōshō)
• 暁(ぎょう)新(しん)世(せい) (gyōshinsei)
• 暁(ぎょう)星(せい) (gyōsei)
• 暁(ぎょう)達(たつ) (gyōtatsu)
• 暁(ぎょう)旦(たん) (gyōtan)
• 暁(ぎょう)知(ち), 暁(ぎょう)智(ち) (gyōchi)
• 暁(ぎょう)通(つう) (gyōtsū)
• 暁(ぎょう)天(てん) (gyōten)
• 暁(ぎょう)風(ふう) (gyōfū)
• 暁(ぎょう)霧(む) (gyōmu)
• 暁(ぎょう)諭(ゆ), 暁(ぎょう)喩(ゆ) (gyōyu)
• 暁(ぎょう)露(ろ) (gyōro)
• 諫(かん)暁(ぎょう) (kangyō)
• 今(こん)暁(ぎょう) (kongyō)
• 昨(さく)暁(ぎょう) (sakugyō)
• 秋(しゅう)暁(ぎょう) (shūgyō)
• 春(しゅん)暁(ぎょう) (shungyō)
• 早(そう)暁(ぎょう) (sōgyō)
• 知(ち)暁(ぎょう) (chigyō)
• 通(つう)暁(ぎょう) (tsūgyō)
• 払(ふつ)暁(ぎょう) (futsugyō)
• 分(ぶん)暁(ぎょう) (bungyō)
• 翌(よく)暁(ぎょう) (yokugyō)

Proper noun

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暁(ぎょう) • (Gyō) ←げう (Geu)?

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
暁
あきらGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of the stem of adjective 明(あき)らか (akiraka, “clear, visible”).

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) あきら [áꜜkìrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA(key): [a̠kʲiɾa̠]

Proper noun

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暁(あきら) • (Akira) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
暁
さとしGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of classical adjective 聡(さと)し (satoshi), modern 聡(さと)い (satoi, “clever, smart, sharp”).

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) さとし [sáꜜtòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA(key): [sa̠to̞ɕi]

Proper noun

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暁(さとし) • (Satoshi) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 5

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Kanji in this term
暁
さとるGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of verb 悟(さと)る (satoru, “to perceive, to understand”).

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) さとる [sàtórú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA(key): [sa̠to̞ɾɯ̟]

Proper noun

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暁(さとる) • (Satoru) 

1. a unisex given name

Etymology 6

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Kanji in this term
暁
とおるGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of verb 通(とお)る (tōru, “to be wise”).

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) とおる [tòórú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA(key): [to̞ːɾɯ̟]

Proper noun

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暁(とおる) • (Tōru) ←とほる (Toforu)?

1. a male or female given name

Etymology 7

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Kanji in this term
暁
あかなGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [a̠ka̠na̠]

Proper noun

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暁(あかな) • (Akana) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 8

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Kanji in this term
暁
あきGrade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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• (Tokyo) あき [áꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA(key): [a̠kʲi]

Proper noun

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暁(あき) • (Aki) 

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 9

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Kanji in this term
暁
きょうGrade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

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暁(きょう) • (Kyō) ←けう (Keu)?

1. a male or female given name

Etymology 10

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Kanji in this term
暁
あけ(の)Grade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [a̠ke̞no̞]

Proper noun

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暁(あけの) • (Akeno) 

1. a surname

References

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1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. ^ Shōtetsu (1997), Steven D. Carter, editor, Unforgotten Dreams: Poems by the Zen Monk Shōtetsu (Translations from the Asian classics), illustrated edition, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 38
5. ^ Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079), Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.

• “暁”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Okinawan

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Kanji

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(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 曉)

Readings

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• Kun: あかちち (akachichi, 暁)

Etymology

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Kanji in this term
暁
あかちちGrade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
曉 (kyūjitai)

Cognate with Japanese 暁 (akatsuki).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [akat͡ɕit͡ɕi]

Noun

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暁(あかちち) (akachichi) 

1. the dawn, daybreak