朝 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- チョウちょう · chō
- Kun
- あさasa
- Meaning
- morning
Stroke order
Origin
The sun rises while the moon still lingers — morning.
Readings and examples
| Onチョウちょうchō | 朝食ちょうしょく早朝そうちょう今朝けさ |
|---|---|
| Kunあさasa | 朝あさ朝日あさひ毎朝まいあさ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 朝食ちょうしょく
breakfast
- 今朝けさ
this morning
- 朝ご飯あさごはん
- 朝刊ちょうかん
- 朝霞あさがすみ
- 朝日あさひ
- 槿花一朝きんかいっちょう
- 朝覲ちょうきん
Example
朝ごはんを たべます。
I eat breakfast in the morning.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)