dawn; daybreak sky
Literary or poetic term for the sky at dawn. Not used in everyday conversation; more common words are 夜明け or 明け方.
Stars were still shining in the dawn sky.
Compound of 暁 (ぎょう, 'dawn') and 天 (てん, 'sky'). The reading ぎょうてん is the on'yomi of both characters.