南北朝

なんぼくちょう

Northern and Southern Dynasties (in Japan: 1336-1392 CE, in China: 420-581 CE)

北朝鮮

きたちょうせん

North Korea

北朝鮮人

きたちょうせんじん

North Korean person

南北朝時代

なんぼくちょうじだい

period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. CE in Japan, 1336-92)

魏晋南北朝時代

ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい

Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (220-589 CE)

朝

ちょう あさ あした

morning

朝鮮朝顔

ちょうせんあさがお

thorn apple, jimsonweed, Datura stramonium

朝な朝な

あさなあさな

every morning

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-north-east, nor-nor-east

北北西

きたほくせい

north-northwest

北東北

きたとうほく

northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)

在朝

ざいちょう

working within the imperial court, under government employ, in office

朝型

あさがた

morning (person)

朝涼

あさすず

morning chill (of a summer's day)

朝ドラ

あさドラ

morning soap opera, morning television serial

明朝

みんちょう みょうちょう

tomorrow morning

朝シャン

あさシャン

shampooing in the morning

来朝

らいちょう

arriving in Japan, visiting Japan

朝野

ちょうや

government and people, those in and out of the court or government, the entire nation