明あけ方がた

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, adverb

Refers to the time around dawn, typically from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., when the sky begins to lighten. Often used adverbially as 明け方に.

明あけ方がたUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority; the most common written form.
明あけ方がたUsage3%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; encountered but less standard.
明あけがたUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.
あけがたUsage2%

未み明めい
未明 is a more formal term often used in news reports for the pre-dawn hours (roughly 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.), while 明け方 is a common word for the period when the sky starts to brighten.
暮くれ方がた
暮れ方 means dusk or nightfall, the opposite time of day from 明け方.

Compound of 明け (ake, the continuative form of 明ける 'to dawn') + 方 (kata, 'direction, time'). Literally 'the direction/time of dawning'.