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夜明け前が一番暗い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 夜明け前が一番暗い.
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Proverb
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
夜
night, evening
8 strokesFrequency 487JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ヤ
Kun
よよる
明
bright, light
8 strokesFrequency 67JLPT N3Grade 2
On
メイミョウミン
Kun
あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす
Nanori
あきらあけあすきらけさやさやかとしはるみめ
前
in front, before
9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゼン
Kun
まえ-まえ
Nanori
さきさとまい
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
番
turn, number in a series
12 strokesFrequency 348JLPT N2Grade 2
On
バン
Kun
つが.い
Nanori
はま
暗
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
13 strokesFrequency 1,040JLPT N3Grade 3
On
アン
Kun
くら.いくら.むくれ.る
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