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    3. 暁

    暁

    暁あかつき

    dawn

    KMT8News #12+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab12 strokes

    曉

    あかつきあかとき

    Noun

    1.
    dawn, daybreak
    poetical term
    2.
    event (e.g. "in the event of ..."), occasion, occurrence

    Stroke 0 / 12

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    暁あかつきの空そらが美うつくしかった。

    The dawn sky was beautiful.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    暁あかつきを告つげる鳥とりの声こえが聞きこえる。

    I hear the sound of birds announcing the dawn.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    困こん難なんを乗のり越こえた暁あかつきには、大おおきな成せい長ちょうが待まっているだろう。

    In the event that we overcome these difficulties, great growth will surely await us.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    暁あかつきの光ひかりが山やま々やまを照てらし、幻げん想そう的てきな景けし色きが広ひろがった。

    The light of dawn illuminated the mountains, and a fantastical landscape spread out.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentArt & Design
    作さく戦せんは暁あかつきに決けっ行こうされ、敵てきの不ふ意いを突ついた。

    The operation was carried out at dawn, catching the enemy by surprise.

    KMT9MilitaryHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    暁
    あかつき・さと.る…(8)
    daybreak・dawn・in the event
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