今朝（けさ、kesa）
- this morning

The word 今朝 （今朝）means "this morning." It refers to the period of time from the beginning of the day until around noon or early afternoon of the current day. It's used to specify something that happened, is happening, or will happen within the current morning.

⚫︎今朝、早く起きました。 Translation: I woke up early this morning. ⚫︎今朝は天気がいいですね。 Translation: The weather is nice this morning, isn't it? ⚫︎今朝、コーヒーを飲みましたか？ Translation: Did you drink coffee this morning?

⚫︎You use 今朝 （今朝）to talk about events, actions, or states that are relevant to the current morning. ⚫︎ It's often used with past tense verbs to describe what happened earlier in the day. ⚫︎ It can also be used with present or future tense if the action is something that is ongoing or will happen before the end of the morning.

⚫︎ 今朝 （今朝）is typically written with the kanji 今 (meaning "now") and 朝 (meaning "morning"). ⚫︎ The reading, けさ, is written in hiragana. ⚫︎ There are no common variations in okurigana.

⚫︎ While there aren't direct synonyms that replace 今朝 （今朝） completely, you could use phrases to convey a similar meaning. ⚫︎ For example, "this morning" itself is a good translation, depending on the context. ⚫︎今日の午前中 (kyou no gozenchuu) - "this morning" (more formal/specific)

⚫︎ 今朝 （今朝）doesn't have a direct antonym. However, you could consider words that refer to different times of the day. ⚫︎ 昨日の朝 (kinou no asa) - "yesterday morning" ⚫︎ 明日の朝 (ashita no asa) - "tomorrow morning"

今朝、駅まで歩いて行きました。 ・Translation: I walked to the station this morning. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 今朝 to specify when the action of walking to the station took place.

今朝のニュースは面白かったです。 ・Translation: The news this morning was interesting. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 今朝 to describe the time frame when the interesting news was broadcast.

⚫︎ 今 (ima) means "now" or "this". ⚫︎ 朝 (asa) means "morning". ⚫︎ Therefore, 今朝 is a combination that directly translates to "this morning" or "this very morning", referring to the current morning.