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朝 = 月 + 𠦝

朝 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “morning”. It is built from 月 (month) and 𠦝 (mist). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 53. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
morning
RTK frame
53
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あさ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
утро
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
朝 dynasty

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 月 month
  2. 𠦝 mist

Characters that contain 朝

How to find 朝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “mist”. 朝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 朝 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.