朝

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 朝六時に起きます。▶ —
   I wake up at 6 in the morning.
2. 朝ご飯を食べました。▶ —
   I ate breakfast.

Collocations

Mnemonic

朝 asa — time-of-day noun. Common compounds: 朝ご飯 asagohan (breakfast), 今朝 kesa (this morning), 毎朝 maiasa (every morning), 朝早く asa hayaku (early morning). Onyomi ちょう (chou) in formal 朝食 choushoku. The greeting おはようございます belongs to 朝 — before noon.

Quick check

1. "Every morning" — natural Japanese?

   • 毎朝 maiasa (correct, fused compound)
   • 毎日朝 (literal, awkward)
   • 朝毎日 (wrong order)
   • 朝の毎 (ungrammatical)