朝 — morning, dynasty
あさ
朝
morning
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
time
U+671D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #248
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #52
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- morning
- dynasty
word
あさ asa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (2)
Compound ideograph (会意). Originally depicted the sun (日) rising between plants, with the moon (月) still visible — the moment of morning when both luminaries share the sky.