dawn

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 暁 has 12 strokes; the word 暁 is read あかつき, and 暁天 is read ぎょうてん.
• Basic usage: 暁 denotes dawn or the time when something has been achieved; 暁天 denotes daybreak.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Dawn and a point after achievement
  • 暁の空 means the dawn sky, while 暁天に宿を出て describes leaving a lodging at daybreak. These uses identify a time of day.
  • 計画が成功した暁には means when the plan succeeds. Despite the form 成功した, the proposal concerns a future celebration upon success, not success already completed.