曙しょ光こう

noun

dawn; daybreak; first light of day

Literary or poetic term for the light at dawn. In everyday speech, 夜明け or 明け方 is more common.

• 東ひがしの空そらに曙しょ光こうが差さし始はじめた。

  The first light of dawn began to appear in the eastern sky.

noun

first sign; glimmer of hope; prospects

Figurative use, often in the pattern 〜の曙光, meaning the first hopeful sign of something. Common in formal or literary contexts.

• 和わ平へい交こう渉しょうにようやく曙しょ光こうが見みえてきた。

  A glimmer of hope has finally appeared in the peace negotiations.