Word Meaning 夜明け前が一番暗い

よあけまえがいちばんくらい yoakemae ga ichibankurai

夜明け前が一番暗い is read as よあけまえがいちばんくらい (yoakemae ga ichibankurai) and means it's always darkest before the dawn.

Meaning

English

  1. it's always darkest before the dawn
  2. the darkest hour is just before the dawn

Reading

Kana

よあけまえがいちばんくらい

Romaji

yoakemae ga ichibankurai

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 61 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 86045 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜も日も明けない

よもひもあけない

cannot live even a minute without someone or something

夜番

やばん

night watch

夜勤明け

やきんあけ

(being) off night duty

夜暗

やあん

dead of night

一番多い

いちばんおおい

most numerous

夜明け

よあけ

dawn

夜間照明

やかんしょうめい

night lighting

夜明けの明星

よあけのみょうじょう

morning star

夜前

やぜん

last night

夜明し

よあかし

staying up all night

Example Sentences

1

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.