あけ

See also: あげ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あけ – see the following entries.

【明け】 [noun] daybreak [noun] (in compounds) end (of a certain period of time), or immediately following [noun] (in compounds) beginning (of a year, month, day, etc.)

【空け】 [verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 空ける (akeru) [ichidan]

【開け】 [verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 開ける (akeru) [ichidan]

(This term, あけ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as あけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あけ.)