朝日 zhāorìcháorì morning sun Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhāorì morning sun · Asahi 朝 zhāo noun morning morning; early morning日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlightzhāorì North Korea and Japan 朝 cháo proper noun abbreviation of 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháoxiǎn North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)日 rì proper noun abbreviation of 日本 rìběn Japan Japan; island nation in East Asiacháorì to pay homage to the sun 朝 cháo nounverb to have an audience to have an audience with a monarch; to make a pilgrimage to a holy site日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlightzhāorì morning audience 朝 cháo nounverb to have an audience to have an audience with a monarch; to make a pilgrimage to a holy site日 rì nounadverb daytime daytime; the period between sunrise and sunset as opposed to night