JLPT N4 · 12 strokes
Kanji 朝: "morning, dynasty, regime"
The kanji 朝 means "morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read チョウ in on'yomi and あさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 248 of 2,501 |
Common words with 朝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 朝morning · breakfast
- 今朝this morning
- 朝食breakfast
- 早朝early morning
- 翌朝next morning
- 毎朝every morning
- 朝日morning sun
- 朝日Asahi
- 朝早くearly in the morning
- 朝ごはんbreakfast
- 朝っぱらからvery early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
- 朝飯breakfast
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