Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 明, 開, 空, 朱, 暁, 明琉, 旭流, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あける(Japanese Hiragana) アケル(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
From verbs 明ける (akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける (akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける (akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from Akatsuki.
These single kanji, along with 旭, from Asahi, can be suffixed with a ru kanji, like 琉, part of 琉璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli," or 流 meaning "current, flow."This name is rarely used.
These single kanji, along with 旭, from Asahi, can be suffixed with a ru kanji, like 琉, part of 琉璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli," or 流 meaning "current, flow."This name is rarely used.