朝

Morning

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingチョウ

Kun readingあさ

JLPT level: N4 Jōyō Grade 2Level 8

Meanings

morningRtK
彼は彼女が朝からずっと忙しかったのを知っていた。He knew she had been busy since morning.tatoeba
彼は朝は幾分不機嫌だ。He is a bit of a grouch in the morning.tatoeba
(North) Korea
dynasty
epoch
period
regime

breakfast

Synonyms

Homonyms

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Same reading (あさ)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical月moon

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mist · ten (十) · needle (丨) · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 53

Compound words

Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199), first shogun and founder of the Kamakura shogunate.

朝凪あさなぎ

morning calm (over the ocean)

朝寝坊あさねぼう

sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping; late riser

morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper

朝顔あさがお

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet)

morning and evening; all the time; always; every day; day and night

朝方あさがた

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

朝霧あさぎり

morning fog; morning mist

朝夕あさゆう

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

朝礼ちょうれい

morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

本朝ほんちょう

this land; our country; Imperial Court of Japan

first thing in the morning

朝鮮半島ちょうせんはんとう

Korean peninsula

On Reading Examples

天気が良ければ、わたしたちは明朝出発します。みょうちょう

We shall leave tomorrow morning, weather permitting.tatoeba

天気がよければ私達は明朝出発します。みょうちょう

Weather permitting, we'll leave tomorrow morning.tatoeba

船は明朝入港する予定です。みょうちょう

The ship is arriving in harbor tomorrow morning.tatoeba

私はまだ朝食を食べていません。ちょうしょく

I haven't eaten breakfast yet.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は朝の４時に出発した。あさ

He set out at four in the morning.tatoeba

彼は朝から夕方まで働いた。あさ

He worked from morning till evening.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は朝早く来た。

He came early in the morning.tatoeba

彼は朝早く出発した。

He started early in the morning.tatoeba

彼は朝早く起きるのになれている。

He's used to getting up early in the morning.tatoeba

最初に演じたのは朝寝坊むらくだといわれている。

It is said to be Muraku ASANEBO who first performed Ninjo-banashi.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Morning. The sun (日) among the grass while 月 (the moon) is still in the sky — early morning.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 朝

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step