朝 Kanji – morning
The Japanese kanji 朝 can mean morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea.
Meaning and Readings
How is 朝 read?
朝 has the onyomi reading チョウ and the kunyomi reading あさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as chou, asa.
Common Japanese Words Using 朝
These common Japanese words contain 朝. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 王朝(おうちょう) — dynasty
- 早朝(そうちょう) — early morning
- 朝(あさ) — morning
- 朝刊(ちょうかん) — 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
- 朝食(ちょうしょく) — breakfast
- 朝寝坊(あさねぼう) — sleeping late in the morning, sleeping in, lie-in, oversleeping
- 朝鮮(ちょうせん) — Korea
- 朝鮮半島(ちょうせんはんとう) — Korean peninsula
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国(ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく) — Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), DPRK
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