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For pronunciation and definitions of あさがお – see the following entry.
【朝顔 】
[noun] Japanese morning glory , Ipomoea nil [noun] ( by extension ) the seeds of the morning glory[noun] something with the shape of a morning glory flower[noun] 家紋 ( “ crest pattern ” ) of morning glories[noun] Synonym of 桔梗 ( kikyō , “ Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorum ” ) [noun] Synonym of 木槿 ( mukuge , “ rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus ” ) [noun] the face one sees on waking, one's bedpartner[noun] Synonym of 蜉蝣 ( kagerō , “ mayfly ” ) , also 朝顔虫 ( asagao-mushi )
(This term, あさがお ( asagao ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as あさがお , see Category:Japanese kanji read as あさがお .)
