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夜明け前が一番暗い
yoakemaegaichibankurai
it's always darkest before the dawn, the darkest hour is just before the dawn
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  1. yoakemaegaichibankurai it's always darkest before the dawn, the darkest hour is just before the dawn
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Kanji Breakdown
夜
Night, Evening
On: や Kun: よ,よる
8 strokes N4
明
Bright, Light
On: めい,みょう,みん Kun: あ.かり,あか.るい,あか.るむ,あか.らむ,あき.らか,あ.ける,-あ.け,あ.く,あ.くる,あ.かす
8 strokes N4
前
In Front, Before
On: ぜん Kun: まえ,-まえ
9 strokes N5
一
One, One Radical (no.1)
On: いち,いつ Kun: ひと-,ひと.つ
1 strokes N5
番
Turn, Number In A Series
On: ばん Kun: つが.い
12 strokes N3
暗
Darkness, Disappear, Shade, Informal, Grow Dark, Be Blinded
On: あん Kun: くら.い,くら.む,くれ.る
13 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
夜明け前が一番暗い → 夜明け前が一番暗くない → 夜明け前が一番暗かった → 夜明け前が一番暗くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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