# 暁 — dawn

暁 means “dawn”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ギョウ (gyou). Kun'yomi: あかつき (akatsuki). You'll see it in words such as 暁 (akatsuki, “dawn; daybreak”).

- Meaning: dawn
- On'yomi: ギョウ (gyou)
- Kun'yomi: あかつき (akatsuki)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 3

## How to remember 暁

Parts: 日 sun; day · 卉 plants · 兀 stool · 儿 legs

## Words with 暁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 暁 | あかつき (akatsuki) | dawn; daybreak |

## More in the “Time 3” set

[悠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisurely/) · [暁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/) · [閑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisure/) · [漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [頓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-of-a-sudden/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/. Last updated 2026-11-01.