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暁闇 (ぎょうあん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

暁ぎょう闇あん

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Meanings

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noun

darkness before dawn

Literary word for the deep darkness just before daybreak. Not used in everyday conversation; found in poetry, prose, and descriptive writing.

暁ぎょう闇あんの中なか、遠とおくで鶏にわとりが鳴ないた。
In the darkness before dawn, a rooster crowed in the distance.

Kanji

暁daybreak, dawn, in the event
闇get dark, gloom, disorder

Similar words

夜よ明あけ前まえ
Common word for 'before dawn'; 暁闇 is more poetic and emphasizes the darkness itself.
暁あかつき
Refers to dawn or daybreak; 暁闇 specifically denotes the dark period just before that moment.

Etymology

Compound of 暁 (gyō, 'dawn') and 闇 (an, 'darkness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.