1.
morning mist; morning haze
thin fog or mist that appears in the early morning, often creating a dreamy or atmospheric scene
朝靄が立ち込めている。
The morning mist is settling in.
朝靄の中を散歩した。
I took a walk through the morning mist.
山から昇る朝日が朝靄を照らして幻想的だった。
The morning sun rising from the mountain illuminated the mist, creating a fantastic scene.
朝靄 is a poetic word for morning mist, often used in literary or atmospheric descriptions.
COMPOSITION:
- 朝: Morning
- 靄: Mist, haze
RELATED WEATHER TERMS:
- 霧 (fog - thicker than 靄)
- 靄 (mist, haze - thinner than fog)
- 霞 (haze - often spring-related)
- 朝霧 (morning fog - denser than 朝靄)
LITERARY USAGE:
朝靄 evokes a sense of quiet beauty and is commonly used in:
- Nature descriptions
- Poetry and prose
- Travel writing about rural Japan
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 朝靄が立つ (morning mist rises)
- 朝靄が晴れる (morning mist clears)
- 朝靄に包まれる (to be enveloped in morning mist)
REGISTER: Literary/poetic. Used in descriptive or artistic contexts.