朝(あさ)

あさ
noun
morning
1. morning
The early part of the day.
朝(あさ)起(お)きる。
To wake up in the morning.
朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる。
To eat breakfast.
今朝(けさ)は寒(さむ)かった。
It was cold this morning.
毎朝(まいあさ)六時(ろくじ)に起(お)きています。
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
朝(あさ)は時間(じかん)がないので、朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べないことが多(おお)い。
I often skip breakfast because I don't have time in the morning.

朝(あさ) refers to the morning, roughly from dawn until late morning.

TIMES OF DAY:

  • 朝(あさ): morning
  • 昼(ひる): noon, daytime
  • 夕方(ゆうがた): evening (before dark)
  • 夜(よる): night

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 朝食(ちょうしょく): breakfast (formal)
  • 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん): breakfast (casual)
  • 毎朝(まいあさ): every morning
  • 今朝(けさ): this morning
  • 朝日(あさひ): morning sun, sunrise
  • 朝寝坊(あさねぼう): oversleeping, late riser

GRAMMAR:

Like other time words, 朝(あさ) can be used without a particle:

  • 朝(あさ)起(お)きる (wake up in the morning)

EXPRESSIONS:

  • 朝(あさ)から晩(ばん)まで: from morning till night
  • 朝(あさ)イチ: first thing in the morning (casual)

Related Words

Antonym: 夜(よる) (night)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:35 · Revised 2026.4.1 12:32
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