明け

あけ

dawn, daybreak

引け

ひけ ヒケ

close (e.g. of business), leaving (e.g. school), retiring

明け透け

あけすけ

honest, open, frank, outspoken

明けの明星

あけのみょうじょう

morning star, Lucifer, Venus in the morning sky

寒明け

かんあけ

the beginning of spring

夜明け

よあけ

dawn, daybreak

朝明け

あさあけ

dawn, daybreak

週明け

しゅうあけ

beginning of the week, new week opening, Monday

明け荷

あけに

luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees

年明け

ねんあけ としあけ

beginning of the year, early in the New Year

脇明け

わきあけ

robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom

明け番

あけばん

day off, off duty

明け方

あけがた

dawn

盆明け

ぼんあけ

just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon

コロナ明け

コロナあけ

relaxation of Covid-19-related restrictions

引け値

ひけね

closing quotations

引ける

ひける

to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school)

引け際

ひけぎわ

closing time

引け目

ひけめ

sense of inferiority, one's weak point