翌朝(よくあさ)

よくあさ
noun
next morning, following morning
time-general
1. next morning, following morning
The morning of the next day; the morning after a referenced event.
翌朝(よくあさ)、彼(かれ)は早(はや)く起(お)きた。
The next morning, he woke up early.
翌朝(よくあさ)にはもう届(とど)いていた。
It had already arrived by the next morning.
翌朝(よくあさ)の出発(しゅっぱつ)に備(そな)えて早(はや)く寝(ね)た。
I went to bed early in preparation for the next morning's departure.
翌朝(よくあさ)目(め)が覚(さ)めると外(そと)は雪(ゆき)で真(ま)っ白(しろ)だった。
When I woke up the next morning, the outside was covered in white snow.
夜(よる)遅(おそ)くまで飲(の)みすぎたせいで、翌朝(よくあさ)は頭(あたま)が痛(いた)くてなかなか起(お)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(よくあさ) is a compound of 翌(よく) (next, following) + 朝(あさ) (morning). It refers to the morning after a previously mentioned event or time, and is primarily used in written or narrative contexts. The on-reading よくちょう is also used in formal writing and news.

Similar words

翌朝(よくあさ) is more formal and literary. In casual speech, 次(つぎ)の朝(あさ) is used instead; 明(あ)くる朝(あさ) is literary, like 翌朝(よくあさ).

RELATED WORDS (other next-period words):

The 翌(よく) prefix counts from a reference point already given in the context (an event or a date, past or planned), not from today. For tomorrow morning, say 明日(あした)の朝(あさ).

Related Words

Related: 翌年(よくとし)
Related: 翌月(よくげつ) (the following month)
Related: 翌年(よくねん) (the following year)
Related: 翌日(よくじつ) (the following day)
Related: 翌週(よくしゅう) (the following week)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:03 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:36
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