morning
N4- Onyomi
- チョウ
- Kunyomi
- あさ
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 朝 down and you get 月 (moon / month) — the moon hanging in a clear night sky. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 朝 inside it, and let that scene stand for "morning" — morning. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
朝
asa
morning
朝会を始めます。
asakai o hajimemasu
Starting the morning standup.
朝から始まります
asa kara hajimarimasu
starts from morning
朝までに出します
asa made ni dashimasu
submit by morning
朝の予定があります
asa no yotei ga arimasu
plans for morning
Example sentences (3)
朝はいつも七時に起きます。
あさ は いつも しちじ に おきます。
asa wa itsumo shichiji ni okimasu.
I always get up at seven in the morning.
朝、公園を歩きます。
あさ、こうえん を あるきます。
asa, kouen o arukimasu.
I walk in the park in the morning.
朝、元気に挨拶をしましょう。
あさ、げんき に あいさつ を しましょう。
asa, genki ni aisatsu o shimashou.
Let's greet each other cheerfully in the morning.