Kanji
午
kanji character
noon
sign of the horse
11AM-1PM
seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
午 kanji-午 noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
午
Meaning
noon sign of the horse 11AM-1PM
Readings
Kun'yomi
- うま どし year of the Horse
- ひのえ うま Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
- はつ うま first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month
On'yomi
- ご ご afternoon
- ご ぜん morning
- しょう ご noon
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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午 noon, midday, daytime... -
午 後 afternoon, p.m. -
午 后 afternoon, p.m. -
午 前 morning, a.m. -
正 午 noon, midday -
午 すぎjust past noon, afternoon -
午 過 ぎjust past noon, afternoon -
午 前 中 in the morning, during the morning -
端 午 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China) -
子 午 線 meridian, meridian line -
午 刻 noon -
午 餐 lunch, dinner -
午 睡 nap, siesta -
午 年 year of the Horse -
午 砲 noon gun, noonday gun -
午 飯 lunch -
亭 午 noon -
丙 午 Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966... -
初 午 first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month, traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines -
甲 午 Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014... -
庚 午 Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990... -
壬 午 Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002... -
戊 午 Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978... -
午 の刻 hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm) -
午 の日 day of the Horse -
午 の年 year of the Horse -
日 午 noon, midday -
午 後 中 throughout the afternoon -
午 餐 会 luncheon party -
午 前 様 coming home after midnight, person who comes home after midnight