夜明け

よあけ

dawn, daybreak

What does 夜明け mean?

夜明け is a Japanese noun meaning dawn, daybreak in English. It is written as 夜明け in kanji, よあけ in hiragana, and yoake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は、突然夜明け前に起こされた。

I was woken up suddenly at dawn.