Dated term for breakfast; in modern Japanese, 朝食 (ちょうしょく) or 朝ご飯 (あさごはん) are far more common.
In old novels, expressions like 'preparing breakfast' appear.
Casual, everyday word for breakfast.
Primary kanji form for this dated word.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; more commonly read ちょうしょく or あさめし.
Compound of 朝 (あさ, 'morning') and 餉 (げ, 'meal'). The second element is an old reading for 'meal' or 'food', now largely obsolete outside this compound.