JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 午: "noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM"
The kanji 午 means "noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ゴ in on'yomi and うま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 154 of 2,501 |
Common words with 午
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 午後afternoon; p.m.
- 午前morning; a.m.
- 午前中in the morning; during the morning
- 正午noon; midday
- 午the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac) · hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)
- 午前零時midnight; 12am
- 午後一first thing in the afternoon
- 午睡nap; siesta
- 午餐lunch; luncheon
- 午飯lunch
- 午前様coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
- 端午Boys' Day celebration (May 5) · Dragon Boat Festival (China)
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