01
午前
ごぜん
morning, A.M.
Meanings
- noon
- sign of the horse
- 11AM-1PM
- seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings
Onyomi
- ゴ
Kunyomi
- うま
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Useful words
02
午後
ごご
afternoon, P.M.
03
正午
しょうご
noon, midday
04
午前中
ごぜんちゅう
during the morning
05
午年
うまどし
Year of the Horse
Refers to the Chinese zodiac sign.
06
午後一番
ごごいちばん
first thing in the afternoon
Compare Kanji
01牛Shape93%cowThe cow form adds a lower tail, the stroke that separates it from noon.02年Shape88%year, counter for yearsA packed version of the same cross-and-vertical skeleton appears in year.03干Shape82%dry, parchOnly one extra vertical stroke turns the dry-looking bar shape into 午.04半Shape74%half, middleHalf keeps the central cross but dresses the top with two small strokes.05昼Meaning86%daytime, noonNoon and daytime share one time pocket, so the meanings reinforce each other.06馬Meaning84%horseThe zodiac sense of 午 points back to the horse without borrowing its shape.
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