あさいち

あさいち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
朝一 朝イチ

From 朝(あさ) (asa, “morning”) + 一番(いちばん) (ichiban).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あさ​いち [àsáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

あさいち or あさイチ • (asa-ichi) ^{←あさいち (asa-iti)?}

1. (informal) (being the) first thing (done) in the morning

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
朝市

From 朝(あさ) (asa, “morning”) + 市(いち) (ichi, “market”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あさ​いち [àsáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• (Tokyo) あさい​ち [àsáíꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

あさいち • (asaichi) ^{←あさいち (asaiti)?}

1. morning market

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN