"あさぼらけ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠sa̠bo̞ɾa̠ke̞] Forms: asaborake [romanization], あさぼらけ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) + ぼらけ (borake, of uncertain meaning). Speculating on the nature of the second element borake, there is a distant possibility that this might be from 洞開け (hora ake, literally “cave + opening”), in reference to the myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu shutting herself into a cave, and the reopening of that cave representing a dawn of sorts. See also Amaterasu#The_Heavenly_Rock_Cave. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|朝||alt2=ぼらけ|pos2=of uncertain meaning|sort=あさぼらけ|t1=morning|tr1=asa|tr2=borake}} 朝 (asa, “morning”) + ぼらけ (borake, of uncertain meaning) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=あさぼらけ}} あさぼらけ • (asaborake) ^(←あさぼらけ (asaborake)?)
  1. (poetic) dawn Wikipedia link: Amaterasu#The_Heavenly_Rock_Cave, Daijisen, ja:松村明 Tags: poetic Synonyms: 明け方
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