朝焼(あさや)け

朝焼(あさや)け refers to the colorful sky at sunrise.

Forms

朝(あさ) (morning) + 焼(や)け (burning, glow) = 朝焼(あさや)け

Common collocations

• 朝焼(あさや)けの空(そら) - morning sky, sunrise sky
• 朝焼(あさや)けが美(うつく)しい - the morning glow is beautiful
• 朝焼(あさや)けに染(そ)まる - to be dyed with morning colors

Weather proverb

朝焼(あさや)けは雨(あめ) - A red sky at morning means rain
(Similar to the English "Red sky at morning, sailor's warning")

朝焼(あさや)け VS 夕焼(ゆうや)け:
朝焼(あさや)け is morning glow (sunrise), while 夕焼(ゆうや)け is evening glow (sunset). The opposite weather prediction applies: 夕焼(ゆうや)けは晴(は)れ (evening glow means fair weather).