Memory phrase for the character: 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 morningThe left part already stands for sunrise and is a variant of the sunrise 旦, where the sun is above the horizon. When the moon 月 is still there, it is the morning. The sunset is: 莫.
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, and is a simple variation of 艸.
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 rises above the horizon 一.




 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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