Memory phrase for the Kanji: 朝

朝

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Meaning morning

Pronunciation

CHŌ
asa

Explanation

Left: sunrise (The sun 日 rises between plants 艹), right: moon 月

Mnemonic
 
At sunrise, the moon is still there: It is morning.

Radicals

朝 morning
sun risePlease be aware that this very similar radical 莫 stands for the sunset. This appears strange, but seems to be fact-based due to: sunset 暮 and morning 朝.
月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".
艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
旦 sun rise
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

 北朝鮮  きたちょうせん  North Korea
 朝  あさ  Morning
 早朝  そうちょう  early morning
 今朝  けさ  this morning
 朝刊  ちょうかん  morning newspaper
 朝御飯  あさごはん  breakfast
 毎朝  まいあさ  every morning
 朝食  ちょうしょく  Breakfast
 朝寝坊  あさねぼう  oversleeping, late riser

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