日の出
Meanings
1
Refers to the moment or time when the sun rises above the horizon; the opposite is 日の入り, sunset.
Antonyms: 日の入り (ひのいり)
I watched the sunrise at the beach.
We started climbing the mountain before sunrise.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で日の出を見るto watch the sunrise at a place
I watched the sunrise from atop the mountain.
- 日の出前に〈動詞〉to do something before sunrise
We set off before sunrise.
- 日の出とともに〈動詞〉to happen together with sunrise
The birds began to sing as the sun rose.
Expressions
- 初日の出first sunrise of the year; New Year's Day sunrise