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午

noon
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingゴ
Kun readingうま
JōyōGrade 2
  1. the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)
  3. south
  4. fifth month of the lunar calendar

Popular Usage

午後午前正午

Radicals and components

Radical十tenComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

horse (馬) · pantomime horse · sign of the horse

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 610

Compound words

午後ごご
afternoon; p.m.
午前ごぜん
morning; a.m.
正午しょうご
noon; midday
午前中ごぜんちゅう
in the morning; during the morning

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 午

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