also: しんちょう · じんちょう
around six o'clock AM; dawn service
Buddhist term referring to the early morning period around 6 AM, or a religious service held at dawn. Often associated with the concept of 六時 (six periods of the day).
See also: 六時
The dawn service begins before daybreak.
晨朝, one of the six periods, refers to around six o'clock in the morning.
Buddhist term; the kanji 晨 is not a jōyō kanji. The reading じんじょう is the most common for this spelling.
Alternate reading; less common than じんじょう.
Alternate reading; less common than じんじょう.
From Middle Chinese 晨朝 (d͡ʒiɪn ɖˠiᴇu), meaning 'early morning' or 'dawn audience'. The term was adopted into Japanese Buddhist vocabulary.