朝型
asagata
The Japanese phrase for 'morning person' is 朝型 (asagata).
The term is used to describe someone who finds it easy to wake up early and feels most energetic in the morning.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 朝型 is composed of 朝, which means 'morning' and 型, which means 'type' or 'model'.
Which one should you use?
While 朝型 is often used alone as a predicate to say one is a morning type, you can use 朝型人間 to create a more explicit noun for a person. To use the term as an adjective to describe a person, you can also use the construction 朝型の人.
How do you pronounce it?
asagata
Did you know?
- In Japanese workplaces, being 朝型 is often linked to the concept of 早起きは三文の徳, a proverb meaning 'waking up early brings three mon of profit'.
- You might hear the term 朝型社会 when discussing 'morning-oriented society', a phrase used to critique Japanese work culture that prioritizes very early start times.
- The word 型 in 朝型 refers to a 'mold' or 'pattern'. This reflects a broader Japanese cultural tendency to categorize personality traits and body types as fixed patterns or models.
Examples in context
- あなたは朝型？Would you say you're a morning person?This sentence is useful for asking someone if they consider themselves a morning person using 朝型.Tatoeba #231724 by bunbuku, translation #69091 by CM
- 私は朝型です。I'm a morning person.This sentence is useful for stating that you are a morning person using 朝型.Tatoeba #10682395 by small_snow, translation #2565541 by Hybrid
- 朝型人間なんです。I am a morning person.This sentence is useful for stating that you are a morning person using the more explicit 朝型人間.Tatoeba #10682394 by small_snow, translation #8977761 by mccarras
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Example conversation
Yui and Ren are discussing their daily routines at work.
- 結衣 Yui蓮さんは、朝型ですか？Ren-san wa, asagata desu ka?Are you a morning person, Ren?
- 蓮 Renはい、僕は完全に朝型です。Hai, boku wa kanzen ni asagata desu.Yes, I am completely a morning person.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね。私は全然ダメです。Ii desu ne. Watashi wa zenzen dame desu.That's nice. I'm not like that at all.
- 蓮 Ren早起きすると、効率的に仕事ができますよ。Hayaoki suru to, kouritsuteki ni shigoto ga dekimasu yo.If you wake up early, you can work more efficiently.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
