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朝日
朝日
Chinese
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea
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day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
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simp. and trad. (朝日) |
朝 | 日 | |
Proper noun
朝日
- Asahi (Japanese newspaper, beer or surname)
Japanese
Etymology
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| 朝 | 日 |
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あさ Grade: 2 |
ひ Grade: 1 |
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Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) + 日 (hi, “sun”).
Pronunciation
Noun
朝日 (hiragana あさひ, romaji asahi)
Descendants
- Portuguese: Assaí
Alternative forms
Proper noun
朝日 (hiragana あさひ, romaji Asahi)
- Asahi (Japanese newspaper, beer or surname)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.