今朝
Chinese
today; modern; present; current; this; now |
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea | ||
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| simp. and trad. (今朝) |
今 | 朝 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
今朝
- (Cantonese) this morning
- (literary or regional) today; now; at the present time
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 今 | 朝 |
| け Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | |
From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 此 (ke, “this”) + 朝 (asa, “morning”).
The initial /ke/ is an alternative form of the initial /ko/ (此, “this”) seen in words such as ここ (koko, “this place → here”) or これ (kore, “this [nominal] → this”), and the final /sa/ is a contraction from */ke.asa/ to /kesa/ with the medial -a- falling out, as Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters.
The use of the kanji 今 (“now”) instead of 此 (“this”) is an example of jukujikun.
Pronunciation
Adverb
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 今 | 朝 |
| こん Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 今朝 (kim trjew, literally “now morning”). /konteu/ → /kontjoː/. The /eu/ → /joː/ sound shift is a regular phonological change.
Pronunciation
Noun
今朝 (hiragana こんちょう, rōmaji konchō, historical hiragana こんてう)
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