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朝あさ霞がすみ

also: ちょうか

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

morning glow; morning mist

archaic

Archaic poetic term for the hazy, glowing light of early morning. Not used in everyday speech; found in classical literature and poetry.

朝あさ霞がすみのたなびく野の辺べに立たちて見みれば、遠とお山やまほのかに霞かすみたり。
Standing in the field where the morning mist trails, I see the distant mountains faintly hazed.

Written forms

朝霞
- あさがすみ
  Standard kanji form for the reading あさがすみ.
- ちょうか
  Alternate on'yomi reading, rarely used in modern Japanese.
ちょうか

Kanji

朝morning, dynasty, regime
霞be hazy, grow dim, blurred

Similar words

朝あさ霧ぎり
朝霧 is a more common word for morning mist or fog, used in modern Japanese, while 朝霞 is archaic and poetic.
霞かすみ
霞 is the general term for haze or mist, often used in spring contexts; 朝霞 specifically refers to morning haze.

Etymology

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.