朝

Meaning

朝 centers on the early part of the day: morning. Its extended meanings of dynasty, regime, or epoch come from the idea of a ruler holding court in the morning, and the (North) Korea sense is a specific application of that political meaning.

• 朝あさ
  N5

  morning

• 北朝鮮きたちょうせん

  North Korea

• 朝鮮ちょうせん

  Korea

• 朝日あさひ
  N1

  morning sun

• 今朝けさ
  N5

  this morning

• 朝食ちょうしょく
  N3

  breakfast

• 早朝そうちょう
  N2

  early morning

• 毎朝まいあさ
  N5

  every morning

• 王朝おうちょう

  dynasty

• 朝鮮半島ちょうせんはんとう

  Korean peninsula

• 翌朝よくあさ
  N1

  next morning

• 朝方あさがた

  early morning; early hours; early in the morning

• 朝飯あさめし
  N1

  breakfast

• 朝刊ちょうかん
  N2

  morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper

• 明朝みょうちょう
  N1

  tomorrow morning

• 朝顔あさがお
  N1

  Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory

• 朝晩あさばん

  morning and evening

• 朝礼ちょうれい
  N1

  morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

• 朝夕あさゆう

  morning and evening

• 朝霧あさぎり

  morning fog; morning mist

• 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

• 朝寝坊あさねぼう
  N1

  sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping

• 本朝ほんちょう

  this land; our country

• 朝ごはんあさごはん
  N5

  breakfast

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