朝（あさ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: morning
Example sentences
- 毎朝、朝ごはんをしっかり食べる。 — I eat a proper breakfast every morning.
- 朝は早く起きるようにしている。 — I try to get up early in the morning.
Idioms & proverbs containing “朝”
- 朝起きは三文の徳 (あさおきはさんもんのとく) — the early bird catches the worm
- 夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨 (ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ) — red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
- 朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ (あさやけはあめ、ゆうやけははれ) — red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
- 朝マラの立たぬ男に金貸すな (あさマラのたたぬおとこにかねかすな) — do not lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he is not in good health and might die before he can repay)
- 朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり (あしたにみちをきかば、ゆうべにしすともかなり) — if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
- 一朝一夕 (いっちょういっせき) — in a day; in a brief space of time
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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