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明け方 (あけがた): dawn — Japanese vocabulary

明け方 is read あけがた and means "dawn". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

明け方

Reading
あけがた · akegata
Translation
dawn
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
あけがたが

Example

その事故は明け方に起こった。

そのじこはあけがたにおこった。

The accident occurred at dawn.

Kanji in this word

  • 明 — bright, clear
  • 方 — direction, person

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