The kanji character 朝 means "morning" or "the morning." It represents the time of day when the sun rises and the day begins. It can also refer to the concept of a new day or the beginning of something.

・On-yomi (音読み): チョウ (chou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あさ (asa)

⚫︎おはようございます (Ohayou gozaimasu) Translation: Good morning. ⚫︎毎朝、コーヒーを飲みます。(Mai asa, koohii o nomimasu.) Translation: I drink coffee every morning. ⚫︎今朝はいい天気です。(Kesa wa ii tenki desu.) Translation: It's a nice day this morning.

The kanji 朝 is a pictographic compound character (会意文字 - かいいもじ). It is composed of two parts: ⚫︎ The sun, represented by the character 日 (ひ、nichi). ⚫︎ The moon, represented by the character 月 (つき、tsuki). Initially, 朝 depicted the sun and moon together. The concept is that the sun rising after the moon sets, which represents the morning. The shape has evolved over time to its current form.