朝 — morning, dynasty

あさ朝 morning

U+671D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #248 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #52 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

morning
dynasty

word

あさ asa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

朝(あさ) asa morning 朝(あさ) 日(ひ) asahi morning sun 朝(あさ) 日(ひ) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) asahishinbun Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)

ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

北(きた) 朝(ちょう) 鮮(せん) kitachousen North Korea 朝(ちょう) 鮮(せん) chousen Korea 朝(ちょう) 食(しょく) choushoku breakfast 早(そう) 朝(ちょう) souchou early morning 朝(ちょう) 刊(かん) choukan morning edition

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

今朝(けさ) kesa this morning

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

今朝(けさ) kesa this morning

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Meanings

word

あさ asa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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