夜よ明あけ

よ

あ

け

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

The time when the sky begins to grow light; often used poetically or in news contexts.

夜よ明あけUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday use.
夜よ明あけUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered. Learners should use 夜明け.

明あけ方がた
明け方 also means dawn but emphasizes the period just before and around sunrise; 夜明け is more general and common.
暁あかつき
暁 is a more literary or old-fashioned word for dawn, often used in poetic or formal contexts.

Compound of 夜 (yo, 'night') and 明け (ake, the noun form of 明ける, 'to dawn').