Akatsuki

Red cloud group

Akatsuki is Japanese for "dawn" or "daybreak." In English, the word appears most often as the name of the criminal organization in the anime and manga series *Naruto*—a group of rogue ninjas recognizable by their black cloaks with red clouds.

The word also names a Japanese space probe sent to Venus.

anime

Naruto

Anime about aspiring shinobi

  • rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
  • shinobiJapanese covert operative
  • cloakSleeveless outer wrap

rings · villain · organization · criminal · ninja

dawn

sunrise

Morning light's arrival

horizon · awakening · twilight · rosy · breaking · aurora · sunup · cockcrow · morn · dawning

spacecraft

Venus

Love goddess, or planet

atmosphere · planetary · exploration · Japanese · satellite · climate · launch · astronomy · interplanetary · observation

Opposites
NARRATIVE ROLE (Naruto)

AkatsukiNaruto Uzumaki

organizational ethics

Akatsukiprotectors

Those who guard others

guardians · heroes · peacekeepers · defenders · saviors

SYMBOLIC MEANING (Japanese)

Akatsukidusk

Dimming after sundown

twilight · nightfall · sunset · evening · darkness

Family

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated PG