newly commenced; just started
Noun suffix attached to time expressions or events to indicate something that has just begun. Common in phrases like 年明け (beginning of the year) or 明け方 (dawn).
A new project starts at the beginning of the year.
We talked until dawn.
rise of the curtain; opening of a play · beginning; start; opening
left open; left ajar · outspoken; frank; blunt
opening (a bottle, container); broaching · beginning; opening; commencement; first sale
pry open; force open; wrench open
left open; left ajar · outspoken; frank
opening; beginning; commencement
lock-opening; lock-picking
hole punch; punch; stiletto
just opened; freshly opened
opening and shutting; opening and closing
open; frank; unguarded
open up and clear out; vacate by opening
open wide; throw open; leave open
open wide; throw open; leave open
opening and closing
Derived from the verb 開ける (akeru, 'to open') or 明ける (akeru, 'to dawn/begin'), used as a suffix to indicate the start of a period.