朝

• 読み: あさ
• ローマ字: asa
• 漢字の分解: 朝 (asa/chou) — morning
• 発音: /a.sa/

意味

Morning. The time from dawn until around midday.

Read as あさ. Used in many everyday compounds: 朝ご飯 (asagohan, breakfast), 毎朝 (maiasa, every morning), 今朝 (kesa, this morning). Japanese culture places great value on mornings — the greeting おはようございます is used well into the late morning. In compounds, can also be read as ちょう, as in 朝食 (choushoku, breakfast, formal).

例文

1. 朝、六時に起きます。
2. 朝ご飯はパンを食べます。
3. 今朝はとても寒かったです。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily routines, greetings, schedules

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 朝 combines elements suggesting the sun rising between plants, depicting the early morning scene when the sun appears on the horizon.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal