晨

Glyph origin
. Originally written as alone; 辰 now refers primarily to one of the twelve earthly branches.

Etymology
Endopassive of and, from , literally "to stir oneself" > "when life begins to stir" > "early morning". relates to  < *dən, the original form of  < *dəns, as the rising sun looks ovoid due to atmospheric refraction.

Definitions

 * 1) dawn; morning; daybreak
 * 2)   to herald the break of day

Kanji

 * 1) morning; early

Compounds

 * : dawn

Etymology
From.