朝 焼(あさや)け

あさやけ

noun

morning glow; sunrise colors

color

1. morning glow; sunrise colors

The red, orange, or pink colors in the sky during sunrise.

美(うつく)しい朝焼(あさや)けを見(み)ながらコーヒーを飲(の)んだ。

I drank coffee while watching the beautiful sunrise colors.

朝焼(あさや)けの空(そら)がオレンジ色(いろ)に染(そ)まっていた。

The sky was dyed orange with the morning glow.

朝焼(あさや)けは天気(てんき)が悪(わる)くなる前兆(ぜんちょう)だと言(い)われている。

They say a morning glow is a sign of worsening weather.

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

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (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")

Similar words

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).

Related Words

Antonym: 夕焼(ゆうや)け (sunset glow)

Related: 焼(や)ける (to burn, to be grilled)

Compare: 夕映(ゆうば)え (evening glow)

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Added 2026.1.14 20:30 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:03

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