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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

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

Kunyomi: あさ

Onyomi: チョウ

Composition: 𠦝 月

朝

Radical

Radical: 月

Reading: つき

Meaning: moon, month

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

朝食(ちょうしょく)   breakfast

朝刊(ちょうかん)   morning newspaper

平安朝(へいあんちょう)   Heian period

朝(あさ)   morning

毎朝(まいあさ)   every morning

朝日(あさひ)   morning sun

朝御飯(あさごはん)   breakfast

*今朝(けさ)   this morning

Onyomi Examples

朝 (チョウ) dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea

朝刊 (チョウカン) morning newspaper

本朝 (ホンチョウ) this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan

王朝 (オウチョウ) dynasty

Kunyomi Examples

朝 (あさ) morning, breakfast

朝方 (あさがた) early morning, early hours, early in the morning

後の朝 (のちのあした) the morning after (having slept together)

霜朝 (しもあさ) frosty morning

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