明ける (あける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

明ける (あける) means to dawn / to become daylight.

See example sentences below.

明ける at a glance

明ける

あけるakeru

N3verb

to dawn / to become daylight

明けるあけるakeruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to dawn / to become daylight

Example 1

夜が明けると鳥が鳴きます。

Translation

Birds sing when dawn breaks.

Example 2

雨が明けて空が晴れた。

Translation

The rain ended and the sky cleared up.