朝あさ方がた

あ

さ

が

た

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, adverb

Refers to the time around dawn or the early part of the morning, often used adverbially as 'early in the morning'.

早そう朝ちょう
早朝 is a more formal or written term for early morning, while 朝方 is common in everyday speech and news.
明あけ方がた
明け方 specifically refers to dawn or daybreak, whereas 朝方 covers a slightly broader early-morning period.

Compound of 朝 (あさ, 'morning') and 方 (かた, 'direction' or 'time'), literally 'morning time'.