Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/曙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曙
Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Etymology

From 明け (ake, the 連用形 (renyōkei, “stem or contiuative form”) of classical verb 明く (aku), “to break into daylight”), applying the 義訓 (gikun, “meaning”) reading to 曙 (akebono, “dawn, daybreak”).

Noun

曙(あけ) • (ake) 

1. the dawn