Kanji

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

朝の空気はとても新鮮です。

The morning air is very fresh.

彼は朝出かけたきり、まだ戻ってこない。

He went out this morning and hasn't come back since.

今朝はとても寒かったですね。

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

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.

私は毎朝、七時に朝食を食べます。

I eat breakfast at seven o'clock every morning.

毎朝運動をしてから朝食を食べる

I eat breakfast after exercising every morning.

早朝に出発した

I departed early in the morning.

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、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.

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.

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朝

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Example Vocabulary

朝

今朝

朝食

早朝

翌朝

毎朝

朝日

朝早く

朝ご飯

朝ごはん

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