朝
朝 — Morning
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiあさ (asa)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 朝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 朝鮮 | ちょうせん chousen | Korea |
| 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 | ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく chousenminshushugijinminkyouwakoku | Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK |
| 朝鮮半島 | ちょうせんはんとう chousenhantou | Korean peninsula |
| 早朝 | そうちょう souchou | early morning |
| 朝日 | あさひ asahi | morning sun |
Study notes
朝 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #248 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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