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Japanese symbol for “morning”

Romaji: asa
morning

In Japanese, morning is , read (asa).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv, n morning
  2. n breakfast

Kanji and stroke order

morning, dynasty, regime
on: チョウ
kun: あさ
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “morning”

WordReadingMeaning
ごぜん gozenmorning; a.m.
ひるまえ hirumaemorning; forenoon
モーニング mooningumorning
あさがた asagatamorning (person)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あさひ asahimorning sun
ちょうしょく choushokubreakfast
そうちょう souchouearly morning
けさ kesathis morning
きたちょうせん kitachousenNorth Korea
まいあさ maiasaevery morning

See also: Chinese symbol for “morning”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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