# 朝 morning

十 (ten) + 早 (early) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PN

## Mutants

朝 | morningleft

## Onyomi

CHOU |

## Mnemonic

| For Margaret CHO, getting up at ten AM is very early in the morning. She swears that she can still see the moon from the night before.

## Kunyomi

あさ | morning ★★★★★

## Jukugo

朝ごはん(あさごはん) | breakfast ★★★★☆
朝日(あさひ) | rising sun ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 朝 (morning) + 日 (sun, day) = 朝日 (rising sun) rising sun. As in, 'land of the. . .' Also as in Asahi beer.
朝刊(ちょうかん) | morning edition ★☆☆☆☆ 朝 (morning) + 刊 (edition) = 朝刊 (morning edition)

## Used In

- 乾
- 幹