午 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ゴご · go
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- noon
Stroke order
Origin
Originally a pestle shape, borrowed for noon (the hour 午).
Readings and examples
| Onゴごgo | 午前ごぜん正午しょうご子午線しごせん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 午前ごぜん
morning (a.m.)
- 午後ごご
afternoon (p.m.)
- 端午たんご
Example
午前 九時に はじまります。
It starts at 9 a.m.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
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