dawn of a new age; beginning
Figurative use for the start of a new era, movement, or field; often appears in formal or literary contexts.
In the dawn of the internet, there was a lot of trial and error.
That discovery was an event that heralded the dawn of modern science.
We greeted the dawn at the mountain summit.
幕開け emphasizes the opening scene or start of an event, while 黎明 (figurative sense) evokes the dawning of a whole era or movement.
曙 is an equally literary, poetic word for the first light of dawn, often interchangeable with 黎明 in classical or lyrical writing.
始まり is a plain, general word for a beginning, whereas 黎明 in its figurative sense carries a grander, literary tone for the start of an age.
dawn of a new era; dawning
Standard kanji form; used in both literal and figurative senses.
From Chinese 黎明 (lí míng), meaning daybreak or dawn. The kanji 黎 means 'dark' or 'many', and 明 means 'bright', together suggesting the transition from darkness to light.