終しゅう朝ちょう

noun

early morning (from dawn to breakfast)

Archaic term for the period from dawn until breakfast. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in classical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは「終しゅう朝ちょう」は夜よ明あけから朝ちょう食しょくまでの時じ間かんを指さす。

  In classical literature, 終朝 refers to the time from dawn until breakfast.