Keyword
morning
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig53
Readings
あさ
(47%)
(5%)
Composed of
ten
early
moon
Mnemonic

When I woke up this morning I saw the moon. I guess I woke up really early, so I went back to sleep and... crap! It's ten o'clock already! I overslept!

Used in kanji (3 in total)
tide
mockery
tomb sanctuary
Used in vocabulary (271 in total)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
this morning
early morning
next morning
every morning
morning sun
early in the morning
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
early rising
tomorrow morning
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
Imperial Court
first thing in the morning
morning training (e.g. before school)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
in a day; in a brief space of time
first thing in the morning
morning sun; sunrise
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
morning newspaper
morning and evening
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
morning dew
morning fog; morning mist
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
first thing in the morning
morning mist
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
breakfast
oversleeping; late riser
morning market
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
sleeping late in the morning
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
next morning; following morning
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
this morning
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
morning mist
ever since morning
early morning
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; morning wood
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
next morning; following morning
court council; privy council
morning breeze
morning calm (over the ocean)
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
this land; our country; Imperial Court
United States and North Korea; American-North Korean
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
early-morning practice
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
morning and evening
imperial court
bringing tribute
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; early morning departure
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Ming (typeface); Minchō
morning bath
the imperial family or household
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
morning soap opera; morning television serial
morning (person)
imperial command; government order
Korean (language)
morning sky
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
a morning drink (of sake)
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
early-morning attack
light of dawn; daybreak
breakfast rice gruel
shampooing in the morning
China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; imperial court; Imperial Court (of Japan); middle ages
Six Dynasties (of China: Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen); calligraphic style of the Six Dynasties period
yesterday morning
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
New Year's morning
morning clouds
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
Sassanid dynasty (Persia, 226-651 CE); Sasanian dynasty
visit to North Korea
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
Bourbon Dynasty (France, Spain, etc.)
morning training (e.g. before school)
government by the imperial court
morning cold; morning chill
Slave Dynasty (of India, 1206-1290 CE); Mamluk Dynasty
Gupta dynasty (of India, approx. 320-600 CE)
Joseon Dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty
(when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur
imperial-shogunal (e.g. relations, etc.)
morning frost
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
morning tide
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. North Korean)
Maurya Dynasty (of India, approx. 317-186 BCE)
dawn; daybreak
foreign court; foreign country
visiting Japan; arrival in Japan
audience with the Emperor; imperial audience
reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held
Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
thorn apple; jimsonweed; Datura stramonium
Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
clothes worn by the nobility when attending Court
visiting the palace
around six o'clock AM; dawn service
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
traditional Korean clothing
morning sunlight
imperial blessing or favor (favour)
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
Vardhana dynasty (of India, 606-647 CE); Vardhan dynasty
successive reigns; successive emperors; successive dynasties
laws of a nation; constitution
morning person; early bird; lark
between Japan and North Korea
Ghurid Dynasty (of south Asia, approx. 1148-1215 CE)
to fabricate (stories); to make up
working within the imperial court; being under government employ; resident in Korea; situated in Korea
studying in the morning (by oneself); brief "self-study" period before morning classes begin
breakfast voucher; breakfast coupon
Hell Korea; Hell Joseon; satirical South Korean term criticizing the current socioeconomic state of the country
during the morning
Ottoman (Osmanli) dynasty
First Audience after the Ascension to the Throne
frosty morning
Tudor dynasty (of England; 1485-1603)
a cloudy morning
morning rainbow
Tudor dynasty (of England; 1485-1603)
Tran dynasty (ruled Vietnam from 1225 to 1400)
early morning
spider that appears in the morning (said to be good luck)
morning studies; studying before school
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
every morning and evening
Lodi Dynasty (of India, 1451-1526)
morning service
legitimate dynasty
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
Korean food; Korean cooking
Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945)
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; morning wood
Ason (second highest of the eight hereditary titles)
Sassanid dynasty (Persia, 226-651 CE); Sasanian dynasty
Ghurid Dynasty (of south Asia, approx. 1148-1215 CE)
globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945)
every morning and evening
Korean golden bells; Forsythia vahl
Korean golden bells; Forsythia vahl
typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
morning and evening services
morning glow; morning mist (haze)
Japanese-Korean dictionary
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew
sexual liaison; (arch.) morning clouds and evening rain
silvermound aretemisia
Hangul (Korean script)
morning chill (of a summer's day)
morning chill (of a summer's day)
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)
red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
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
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
Kushan dynasty (of India, approx. 60-375 CE)
Delhi Sultanate (1206-1527 CE)
Delhi Dynasties; the Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi dynasties of India
Khalji Dynasty (of India, 1290-1320 CE); Khilji Dynasty
Tughluq Dynasty (of India, 1320-1413 CE)
Tughluq Dynasty (of India, 1320-1413 CE)
Sayyid Dynasty (of India, 1414-1451 CE)
Chola Dynasty (of India, approx. 848-1279 CE)
Pallava Dynasty (of India, 7th to 9th century CE)
Vijayanagar Dynasty (of India, 1336-1649 CE)
early morning (before the break of dawn)
the morning after a couple have slept together; parting ways the morning after having slept together; the next morning
the morning after (having slept together)
elegant left-leaning block typeface
morning studies; studying before school
mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; (fig.) something short-lived
early morning; (arch.) empty stomach in the morning before eating breakfast; (arch.) triviality; (arch.) simple matter
morning of the New Year
early morning (from dawn to breakfast)
morning wood; morning erection
morning wood; morning erection
rain that stops in the morning
early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
Asahi characters; simplified kanji formerly used by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper
North Korea and Russia
North Korea and Russia
Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus)
Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi); Argy wormwood; Argy's wormwood
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)
common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
grannyvine (species of morning glory, Ipomoea tricolor)
Korean yellow weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana)
common purple snail (Janthina janthina); common purple sea snail; violet snail; purple bubble raft snail; janthina
Korean hard clam (Meretrix lamarckii)
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
Examples (200 in total)
It was a morning like any other.
See you tomorrow morning.
Is it morning already?