暁ぎょう天てんぎょうてんMeanings1noundawn; daybreak skyLiterary or poetic term for the sky at dawn. Not used in everyday conversation; more common words are 夜明け or 明け方.暁ぎょう天てんに星ほしがまだ輝かがやいていた。Stars were still shining in the dawn sky.