JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 暁: "daybreak, dawn, in the event"
The kanji 暁 means "daybreak, dawn, in the event". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ギョウ, キョウ in on'yomi and あかつき, さと.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギョウキョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あかつきさと.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | daybreak, dawn, in the event |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1924 of 2,501 |
Common words with 暁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 暁dawn; daybreak · event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
- 払暁dawn; daybreak
- 今暁this morning (at dawn)
- 早暁daybreak; dawn
- 暁闇dark before dawn
- 通暁well versed; thorough knowledge
- 暁天dawn
- 暁星morning star; Venus; rarity
- 暁の空dawning sky
- 暁光light of dawn
- 春眠暁を覚えずin spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
- 暁闇moonless dawn
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