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.

Related words

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

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

Common patterns

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)

Common 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)

Compare: 夜明(よあ)け (dawn, daybreak)

Related: 午前中(ごぜんちゅう) (in the morning, during the morning)

Related: 昼間(ひるま) (daytime)

Related: 昼(ひる) (noon, daytime)

Related: 夕方(ゆうがた) (evening)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:35 · Revised 2026.10.9 22:44

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