朝 means “morning”

あさ · asa

Also: dynasty, regime, epoch

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あさ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チョウ

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 12 strokes

The story

Between moon and sun, grass glistens with dew: the liminal hour when night yields to dawn and the world awakens.

Used in 朝ご飯 (asagohan, breakfast) and 毎朝 (maiasa, every morning)

More from Seasons & Time

• 新 new
• 暗 dark
• 夕 evening
• 今 now
• 冬 winter
• 古 old
• 早 early
• 先 ahead
• 夜 night
• 長 long
• 明 bright
• 春 spring

Learn 朝 and more kanji free on Fuji Learning · All kanji

Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.