also: しんちょう · じんちょう
noun
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
晨朝の勤行は夜明け前から始まる。
The dawn service begins before daybreak.
六時の一つである晨朝は、午前六時頃を指す。
晨朝, one of the six periods, refers to around six o'clock in the morning.
Alternate reading; less common than じんじょう.
六時 is the broader Buddhist division of the day into six periods; 晨朝 specifically refers to the early morning period within that system.
From Middle Chinese 晨朝 (d͡ʒiɪn ɖˠiᴇu), meaning 'early morning' or 'dawn audience'. The term was adopted into Japanese Buddhist vocabulary.