How to say 'Morning' in Japanese | 今朝

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The Japanese word for Morning is 'Kesa', written as 今朝 in Japanese.'Morning' in hiragana is けさ.

word

今朝

Meaning

Morning

Reading

けさ

kesa

Kanji

今Now 朝Morning

Explanation

The Japanese noun '今朝 (けさ)' specifically refers to 'this morning'. It is used to talk about events or actions that occurred on the morning of the current day. This word is distinct from other morning-related terms like '朝 (あさ)', which refers to morning in a general sense. For example: I woke up early this morning「今朝は早く起きた」(けさははやくおきた). It was cold this morning「今朝は寒かった」(けさはさむかった). The term '今朝' is often used in daily conversations to specify the timing of events that happened earlier in the day.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5364

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今朝

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

kanji

朝

Meaning

Morning

Words Related to 今朝 Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

word

今

Meaning

Now

word

今月

Meaning

This month

word

今週

Meaning

This week

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今晩

Meaning

Tonight

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今日

Meaning

Today

word

今まで

Meaning

Until now

word

今度

Meaning

Next, This

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今後

Meaning

Future

word

今回

Meaning

This time

word

今年

Meaning

This year

word

今ごろ

Meaning

Now, Around now

word

今にも

Meaning

Soon, Any moment

word

今に

Meaning

Soon, Eventually

word

今夜

Meaning

Tonight

word

今更

Meaning

Now, Belatedly

Words Related to 今朝 Through the Kanji 朝

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 朝 as well.

word

朝

Meaning

Morning

word

毎朝

Meaning

Every morning

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朝御飯

Meaning

Breakfast

word

朝鮮

Meaning

Korea

word

朝日

Meaning

Morning sun

word

朝顔

Meaning

Morning glory

word

北朝鮮

Meaning

North Korea

word

朝廷

Meaning

Court

word

朝食

Meaning

Breakfast

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明朝

Meaning

Ming Dynasty

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王朝

Meaning

Dynasty

word

早朝

Meaning

Dawn

word

翌朝

Meaning

Next morning

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What does 'Kesa' (今朝) mean?

'Kesa' means 'Morning' .

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