also: あさかい
morning assembly; morning meeting
Common in schools and companies for a brief morning gathering, similar to 朝礼 (ちょうれい).
See also: 朝礼
Every morning, we listen to the principal's talk at the morning assembly.
We confirmed today's schedule at the morning meeting.
early morning tea ceremony (summer)
Only with reading あさかい
A tea ceremony held early in the morning during summer, read as あさかい. Rare and domain-specific.
On a summer morning, an early morning tea ceremony was held in the tea room.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ちょうかい, meaning a morning assembly or meeting.
Rare reading used only for the tea ceremony sense; the kanji spelling is the same but the reading differs.
Compound of 朝 (morning) and 会 (meeting, gathering). The reading ちょうかい is the standard on'yomi, while あさかい is a mixed kun-on reading specific to the tea ceremony context.