Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1924 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: daybreak, dawn, in the event

Kunyomi: あかつき さと.る

Onyomi: ギョウ キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sun, day

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ギョウセイ morning star, Venus, rarity

ギョウア crow cawing in the morning, crows crying in the morning

ソウギョウ daybreak, dawn

ツウギョウ well versed, thorough knowledge

カンギョウ cold winter dawn

Kunyomi Examples

あかつき dawn, daybreak, event (e.g. "in the event of ..."), occasion, occurrence

起き あかつきおき waking up just before daybreak