EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    dawn; daybreak

    usu. from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.see 暮れ方see 未明

    その事故は明け方に起こった。
    The accident occurred at dawn.

Also written 明方【あけがた】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bright, light

Kun
あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす
On
メイミョウミン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
67 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あきらあけあすきらさやさやかとしはる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4c4.1The Kanji Dictionary
6702.0Four corner code
3846deroo
660eUnicode hex code
1-44-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2110Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2435New Nelson (John Haig)
855New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
623Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
58Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13805Morohashi
208A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
18Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141sakade
186Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
228henshall3
167Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
152crowley
106Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
984Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
20Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level