漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
晨: morning, early
JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning · 辰 is drawn in
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
シンshin · on'yomi · in compounds
- 晨朝じんじょうaround six o'clock AM; dawn service
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 晨鴨しのりがもharlequin duck (Clangula hyemalis or…
Also read あした, とき, あさ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side晨 morning · 日
vs振 shake · 扌In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chén
Same form: 晨 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 晨 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 晨 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chén most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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