鶏鳴

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
めい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鷄鳴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(けい)(めい) (keimei

  1. cry of a cock, or the resemblance of; cockcrowing
  2. time of first cockcrowing, at around 2:00 am
  3. (figurative) dawn, daybreak

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN