明ける

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
明
あ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Cognate with Japanese 開(あ)ける (akeru, “to open”) and 空(あ)ける (akeru, “to empty”).

Verb

明(あ)ける • (akeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 明(あ)け (ake), past 明(あ)けた (aketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 明かす
mediopassive 明ける
  1. to dawn; to break into daylight
    Antonym: 暮れる
    夜(よる )が明( あ)ける。
    Yoru ga akeru.
    Dawn breaks.
  2. to begin; to open (as an event or season)
    明(あ)けましておめでとう
    akemashite omedetō
    Congratulations, (the New Year) is beginning.
  3. to end; to be over
    梅雨(つゆ )が明( あ)けた。
    Tsuyu ga aketa.
    Rainy season ended.

Conjugation

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