明あけの明みょう星じょう

expression, noun

morning star; Venus in the morning sky

Refers to Venus when it appears in the eastern sky before sunrise. Often used poetically or in literary contexts. The glosses 'Lucifer' and 'Phosphorus' are classical names for the morning star.

See also: 宵の明星

• 明あけの明みょう星じょうが東ひがしの空そらに輝かがやいていた。

  The morning star was shining in the eastern sky.

• 彼かの女じょは明あけの明みょう星じょうのように美うつくしいと詩しに詠よまれた。

  She was praised in poetry as being as beautiful as the morning star.