This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ギョウ、キョウ、あかつき、さと.る
Romaji: gyō, kyō, akatsuki, sato.ru
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら、あけ、さと、さとる、てる
Romaji: aki, akira, ake, sato, satoru, teru
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Meanings

daybreak, dawn, in the event

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1924
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  hyo
Chinese Reading:  xiao3
Unicode:  6681
JIS:  3647

Indexes

Halpern Index: 980
Nelson Index: 2139
New Nelson Index: 2485
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c8.1
Four Corner Index: 6401.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1174
Gakken Index: 1747
Japanese Names Index: 1596
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14031
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0911
Remembering the kanji Index: 1201
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1409
Kodansha Compact Index: 989
Kanji in Context Index: 1858
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 669
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 892
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1209
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1285
Essential Kanji Index: 1583
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1233
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3857
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1545

Words

(あかつき、あかとき)
dawn; daybreak; event (i.e. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
分からず屋 (わからずや、ぼつぶんぎょうかん)
obstinate person; blockhead
払暁 (ふつぎょう)
dawn; daybreak
早暁 (そうぎょう)
daybreak; dawn
春眠暁を覚えず (しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず)
In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; In spring one sleeps like a log; spring nights are the perfect temperature for sleeping so it's easy to oversleep
暁星 (ぎょうせい)
morning star; Venus; rarity
今暁 (こんぎょう)
this morning (at dawn)
通暁 (つうぎょう)
well versed; thorough knowledge
成功の暁には (せいこうのあかつきには)
when one has succeeded
昨暁 (さくぎょう)
early yesterday morning
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