noun
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.
インターネットの黎明期には多くの試行錯誤があった。
In the dawn of the internet, there was a lot of trial and error.
Common word for daybreak; 黎明 is more literary and often used in figurative or formal contexts.
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.