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Kanji 朝: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 朝: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

Key takeaways

Kanji 朝: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

morningdynastyregimeepochperiod(North) Korea

On reading

ちょう

Kun reading

あさ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 朝

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

𠦝 + 月

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the early morning scene where the sun is rising (𠦝) but the moon (月) is still visible in the sky. This moment when the sun and moon meet represents 'morning', and is commonly used in words like breakfast (朝食) or early morning (早朝).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

あさ
  • 朝寝坊あさねぼう

    oversleeping / late waking up

  • あさ

    morning

  • 朝御飯あさごはん

    breakfast

  • 毎朝まいあさ

    every morning

Commonly used words

  • 朝寝坊
    あさねぼう

    oversleeping / late waking up

  • あさ

    morning

  • 朝御飯
    あさごはん

    breakfast

  • 毎朝
    まいあさ

    every morning

Example sentences

Example 1

あさねぼうして学校に遅刻した。

Translation

I overslept and was late for school.

Example 2

休日はよくあさねぼうする。

Translation

I often sleep in on my days off.

Example 3

あさごはんをたべます。

Translation

I eat breakfast in the morning.

Example 4

あさははやくおきます。

Translation

I wake up early in the morning.

Kanji 朝: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea | Daily Nihongo