朝 刊(ちょうかん)

ちょうかん

noun

morning edition (of a newspaper)

1. morning edition; morning newspaper

The edition of a newspaper published and delivered in the morning, as opposed to the evening edition.

朝刊(ちょうかん)を読(よ)む。

To read the morning paper.

今朝(けさ)の朝刊(ちょうかん)にそのニュースが載(の)っていた。

That news was in this morning's paper.

父(ちち)は毎朝(まいあさ)コーヒーを飲(の)みながら朝刊(ちょうかん)に目(め)を通(とお)すのが日課(にっか)だ。

My father's daily routine is to look through the morning paper while drinking coffee.

Usage

Major Japanese newspapers publish both a 朝刊(ちょうかん) (morning edition) and a 夕刊(ゆうかん) (evening edition). Subscribers can choose to receive both or just the 朝刊(ちょうかん). The morning edition is the larger of the two and contains the main news of the day.

Common collocations

朝刊(ちょうかん)を読(よ)む (to read the morning paper)
朝刊(ちょうかん)に載(の)る (to appear in the morning paper)
朝刊(ちょうかん)に目(め)を通(とお)す (to look through the morning paper)
朝刊(ちょうかん)一面(いちめん) (the front page of the morning edition)

Similar words

夕刊(ゆうかん) (evening edition) is the counterpart, delivered in the afternoon or early evening.

Related Words

Antonym: 夕刊(ゆうかん) (evening edition)

Related: 日刊(にっかん) (daily publication)

Related: 号外(ごうがい) (extra edition (newspaper))

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Added 2026.3.12 14:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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