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朝駆け (あさがけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

朝あさ駆がけ

あ

さ

が

け

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

early-morning attack; dawn raid

Refers to a military or tactical attack launched at dawn or early morning. Can also be used figuratively for a surprise early action.

敵てき軍ぐんは朝あさ駆がけを仕し掛かけてきた。
The enemy forces launched an early-morning attack.
彼かれらは夜よ明あけ前まえに朝あさ駆がけを

決けっ

行こう

し

た

。

They carried out a dawn raid before daybreak.

Written forms

朝あさ駆がけUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
朝あさ駈がけ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 駈 is a variant of 駆.

Kanji

朝morning, dynasty, regime
駆drive, run, gallop
駈run, gallop, advance

Similar words

夜よ討うち
夜討ち means a night attack, while 朝駆け specifically refers to an attack at dawn or early morning.
奇き襲しゅう
奇襲 is a general term for a surprise attack, not necessarily tied to a specific time of day.

Etymology

Compound of 朝 (asa, 'morning') and 駆け (kake, the continuative form of 駆ける 'to rush, to charge'). Literally 'morning charge'.