This article will give you all of the knowledge you need on the Japanese word asa, including its Japanese definition and translation, example sentences, related expressions and more!
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What does asa mean?
Asa (朝、あさ) means morning in Japanese. Other words for the time of day include hiru (昼、ひる) for daytime and yoru (夜、よる) for night.
Below, we take a look at some examples of how to use asa in Japanese.
To make it easier for you, I have written each sentence in full Japanese kanji on the first line, followed by roman letters (romaji), and hiragana, with the English meaning coming last.
Example sentences using asa
朝はすごく眠かった。
Asa wa sugoku nemukatta.
あさはすごくねむかった。
I was really sleepy in the morning.
朝９時から会議があります。
Asa kuji kara kaigi ga arimasu.
あさくじからかいぎがあります。
There is a meeting from 9 in the morning.
僕は朝があまり好きじゃない。
Boku wa asa ga amari suki jyanai.
ぼくはあさがあまりすきじゃない。
I don’t like mornings very much.
私は朝から忙しいんだ。
Watashi wa asa kara isogashiin da.
わたしはあさからいそがしいんだ。
I am busy from the morning.
Asagohan = Breakfast
Asagohan (朝ご飯、あさごはん), literally morning rice, is the Japanese word for breakfast.
普段、朝ご飯はトーストと卵を食べます。
Fudan, asagohan wa toosuto to tamago wo tabemasu.
ふだん、あさごはんはとーすととたまごをたべます。
I usually eat eggs and toast for breakfast.
彼女は朝ご飯を食べないのです。
Kanojo wa asagohan wo tabenai no desu.
かのじょはあさごはんをたべないのです。
She doesn’t eat breakfast.
朝ごはんは一番大事な食事です。
Asagohan wa ichiban daiji na shokuji desu.
あさごはんはいちばんだいじなしょくじです。
Breakfast is the most important meal (of the day).
Are you asagata or yorugata?
Asagata (朝型、あさがた) is the Japanese word for morning person. This describes someone who, presumably, likes getting up at the crack of dawn to eat their miso shiru and natto breakfast.
By contrast, yorugata (夜型、よるがた) stands for a nocturnal person who prefers staying up late at night, presumably watching anime and playing computer games.
朝型の人は仕事ができるイメージがある。
Asagata no hito wa shigoto ga dekiru imeiji ga aru.
あさがたのひとはしごとができるいめーじがある。
In my mind, I picture morning people being good workers.
夜型だから、早起きが苦手です。
Yorugata dakara, hayaoki ga nigate desu.
よるがただから、はやおきがにがてです。
I am a night person so I dislike getting up early.
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