Kanji

午

noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

十部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うま

Nanori (Name Reading)

うま, ま

Common Readings

Example sentences

午後 ごご
午後 降る そうです

It is said that it will rain in the afternoon.

よね よね
明日 会議 午後 から です よね

Tomorrow's meeting is from 2 PM, right?

午前 ごぜん
午前 10時 重要 会議 あります

There is an important meeting at 10 AM.

会議 かいぎ
会議 午前 始まります

The meeting starts at 10 AM.

午前中 ごぜんちゅう
明日 午前中 荷物 届く 予定 です

The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning.

配達 はいたつ
荷物 配達 明日 午前中 指定 した

I specified the delivery of the luggage for tomorrow morning.

正午 しょうご
会議 正午 ちょうど 始まります

The meeting starts at exactly noon.

Example Vocabulary

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