Kanji

朝

朝

morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

月部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あさ, あした, かた, さ, つと, とき, とも, のり, はじめ

Common Readings

チョウ, あさ

Example sentences

朝 あさ
朝 の 空気 は とても 新鮮 です 。

The morning air is very fresh.

て て
朝 起き て 顔 を 洗う

Wake up in the morning and wash my face.

今朝 けさ
今朝 は とても 寒かった です ね 。

It was very cold this morning, wasn't it?

一面 いちめん
今朝 の 新聞 の 一面 に は 大きな ニュース が 出ていた 。

There was big news on the front page of this morning's newspaper.

朝食 ちょうしょく
私 は 毎朝 、 七時 に 朝食 を 食べます 。

I eat breakfast at seven o'clock every morning.

する する
毎朝 運動 を して から 朝食 を 食べる

I eat breakfast after exercising every morning.

早朝 そうちょう
早朝 に 出発 した

I departed early in the morning.

鳴く なく
早朝 から 庭 で 小鳥 が 鳴いている 。

Small birds have been singing in the garden since early morning.

翌朝 よくあさ
翌朝 、 彼 は 早く 起きて 散歩 に 出かけた 。

The next morning, he woke up early and went for a walk.

腫れる はれる
泣き すぎた せい で 、 翌朝 は 目 が ひどく 腫れて しまった 。

Because I cried too much, my eyes were badly swollen the next morning.

Example Vocabulary

朝

あさ

morning

今朝

けさ

this morning

朝食

ちょうしょく

breakfast

早朝

そうちょう

early morning

翌朝

よくあさ

next morning; following morning

毎朝

まいあさ

every morning

朝日

あさひ

morning sun; sunrise

朝早く

あさはやく

early in the morning

朝ご飯

あさごはん

breakfast

朝ごはん

あさごはん

breakfast

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