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)

ゴ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うま

Nanori (Name Reading)

うま, ま

Common Readings

ゴ

Example sentences

午後 ごご
午後は雨が降るそうです。

It is said that it will rain in the afternoon.

よね よね
明日の会議は、午後二時からですよね。

Tomorrow's meeting is from 2 PM, right?

午前 ごぜん
午前１０時に重要な会議があります。

There is an important meeting at 10 AM.

会議 かいぎ
会議は午前十時に始まります。

The meeting starts at 10 AM.

午前中 ごぜんちゅう
明日の午前中に荷物が届く予定です。

The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning.

配達 はいたつ
荷物の配達は、明日の午前中に指定した。

I specified the delivery of the luggage for tomorrow morning.

正午 しょうご
会議は正午ちょうどに始まります。

The meeting starts at exactly noon.

Example Vocabulary

午後

ごご

afternoon; P.M.

午前

ごぜん

AM; morning

午前中

ごぜんちゅう

in the morning; during the morning

正午

しょうご

noon; midday; 12:00 PM

午前零時

ごぜんれいじ

午

うま

午後一

ごごいち

午睡

ごすい

午前様

ごぜんさま

午後イチ

ごごイチ

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