1.
next morning, following morning
The morning of the next day; the morning after a referenced event.
翌朝、彼は早く起きた。
The next morning, he woke up early.
翌朝にはもう届いていた。
It had already arrived by the next morning.
翌朝の出発に備えて早く寝た。
I went to bed early in preparation for the next morning's departure.
翌朝目が覚めると、外は雪で真っ白だった。
When I woke up the next morning, the outside was covered in white snow.
夜遅くまで飲みすぎたせいで、翌朝は頭が痛くてなかなか起きられなかった。
Because I drank too much until late at night, the next morning I had a headache and could barely get up.
翌朝 is a compound of 翌 (next, following) + 朝 (morning). It refers to the morning after a previously mentioned event or time, and is primarily used in written or narrative contexts.
CONTRAST WITH 次の朝:
翌朝 is more formal and literary. In casual speech, 次の朝 or 明くる朝 is used instead.
RELATED 翌 COMPOUNDS:
- 翌日: the following day
- 翌週: the following week
- 翌月: the following month
- 翌年/翌年: the following year
The 翌 prefix always refers to the next instance relative to a past reference point, not relative to the present moment.
Related Words
Related:
翌年