朝顔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝	顔
あさ Grade: 2	かお > がお Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
朝顏 (kyūjitai)

朝顔

Noun

朝(あさ)顔(がお) or 朝顔(アサガオ) • (asagao) 

1. morning glory

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Descendants

• Min Nan: a-sá-gá-o͘h

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.