今朝

Noun

 * 1)  this morning
 * 2)  today; now; at the present time
 * 1)  today; now; at the present time
 * 1)  today; now; at the present time
 * 1)  today; now; at the present time

Etymology 1
From. Originally a compound of.

The initial is an alternative form of the initial  (, “this”) seen in words such as  or, and the final  is a contraction from * to  with the medial  falling out, as Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters.

It is the same element found in.

The use of the kanji instead of  is an example of.

Adverb

 * 1) this morning

Noun

 * 1) this morning

Etymology 2
→

From compound. The →  sound shift is a regular phonological change.

Noun

 * 1) this morning