How to say daybreak in Japanese

れいめいreimei

noun:

  • daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey)
  • dawn (of a new age)

Example Sentences

夜明けyoakeになって初めてninattehajimetekareha寝ついたnetsuita
It was not till daybreak that he went to sleep.
登山者tozanshaha夜明けyoakemaeni目を覚ましたmewosamashita
The climbers awoke before daybreak.
汽車kishano汽笛kitekide夜明けyoakeni目を覚まされたmewosamasareta
The whistle of the steam train woke us at daybreak.
そのsonohonhawatashiにはniha大変taihen面白かったomoshirokattaのでnode夜が明けるyorugaakeruまでmade読みyomi続けたtsuzuketa
I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.

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