also: ちょうか
noun
morning glow; morning mist
Archaic poetic term for the hazy, glowing light of early morning. Not used in everyday speech; found in classical literature and poetry.
朝霞のたなびく野辺に立ちて見れば、遠山ほのかに霞みたり。
Standing in the field where the morning mist trails, I see the distant mountains faintly hazed.
Standard kanji form for the reading あさがすみ.
Alternate on'yomi reading, rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 朝 (あさ, 'morning') and 霞 (かすみ, 'haze, mist'). The reading あさがすみ is a rendaku form. The on'yomi reading ちょうか is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters, now rare.