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曙

曙: dawn

dawn; daybreak
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Readings

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あけぼの

曙 (あけぼの) is poetic dawn; 曙光 (しょこう) can mean a glimmer of hope as well as first light.

Key words

曙あけぼのdawn
曙光しょこうfirst light; glimmer of hope
曙色あけぼのいろdawn pink

Example sentences

By the lake I watched the dawn sky slowly grow brighter.

After long negotiations, a glimmer of a solution finally came into view.

Clouds tinged with dawn pink drift slowly by.

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