朝ちょう刊かん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

morning edition; morning newspaper

Refers to the edition of a daily newspaper delivered or published in the morning, as opposed to 夕刊, the evening edition.

夕ゆう刊かん
The evening edition of a daily newspaper; it is the direct counterpart of 朝刊.
新しん聞ぶん
A general word for a newspaper; 朝刊 specifies the morning edition.

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 朝, 'morning', and 刊, 'publication' or 'edition'; the spelling directly reflects the meaning 'morning edition'.