WORD DETAIL
暁
あかつき
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
暁(あかつき)can mean dawn or the time when something has been achieved. - Basic usage: It describes a brightening sky or what will happen after a plan succeeds.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Register when referring to dawn
暁の空means the dawn sky and suits a more literary tone than the everyday夜明け.
- The time after realization
成功した暁にはmeans once success has been achieved.- Although it contains the
たform, a context discussing subsequent plans does not necessarily mean that success has already occurred.

