12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

Kun'yomi
  • morning ②breakfast
On'yomi
  • チョ
    dynasty ②reign ③North Korea
Nanori
  • あそ
  • ささ
  • ちか
  • とも

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

あさ 86.7%
チョウ 13.3%

Character Breakdown

morning, dynasty, regime
あさ チョウ あ (2nd, N4)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

morning ②breakfast
Asahi Television (abbr)
morning sun
every morning
early in the morning
morning training (e.g. before school)
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References

Unicode hex code 671D
JIS X 0208 1-36-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3788
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4838
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1695
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14374P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 469
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 477
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 118
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 195
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 191
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 218
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 217
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 91
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1009
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 52
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b8.12
Four corner code 4742.0
De Roo Code 1546