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夜明け (よあけ): dawn, daybreak — Japanese vocabulary

夜明け is read よあけ and means "dawn, daybreak". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

夜明け

Reading
よあけ · yoake
Translation
dawn, daybreak
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
よあけが

Example

彼らは夜明けに敵を急襲した。

かれらはよあけにてきをきゅうしゅうした。

They surprised the enemy at dawn.

Kanji in this word

  • 夜 — night
  • 明 — bright, clear

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