午 — kanji meaning “noon”
午
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
- Meanings
- noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
- On'yomi
- ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi
- うま
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #154 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 24
- Chinese reading
- wǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 午
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 午後 | ごご gogo | afternoon; p.m. |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 正午 | しょうご shougo | noon; midday |
| 端午 | たんご tango | Boys' Day celebration (May 5) |
| 子午線 | しごせん shigosen | meridian |
| 初午 | はつうま hatsuuma | first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines |
| 丙午 | ひのえうま hinoeuma | Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026) |
| 午睡 | ごすい gosui | nap; siesta |
| 午前様 | ごぜんさま gozensama | coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight |
| 午餐 | ごさん gosan | lunch; luncheon |
| 庚午 | かのえうま kanoeuma | Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050) |
| 午前中 | ごぜんちゅう gozenchuu | in the morning; during the morning |
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