午 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ゴ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- noon
Origin
Originally a pestle shape, borrowed for noon (the hour 午).
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゴ | 午前・正午・子午線 |
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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.)
Example
午前 九時に はじまります。
It starts at 9 a.m.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)