noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゴ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うま
About this kanji
The kanji 午 primarily means "noon" or "midday" and is also associated with the horse, being the seventh sign in the Chinese zodiac. It is usually seen as a noun rather than a verb. Common compounds include 午後 (ごご), meaning "afternoon"; 午前 (ごぜん), meaning "morning"; and 正午 (しょうご), which refers to "noon". Another interesting term is 端午 (たんご), signifying the Boys' Day celebration on May 5th. A quick usage note: when telling time, 午前 is used for morning hours, while 午後 indicates the afternoon hours, so you might find these terms particularly useful.
Example sentences
午前中は会議が続いた。
The meetings continued in the morning.
Meanings across languages
- English
- noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
- Tiếng Việt
- trưa, giờ ngọ
- 日本語
- 午前, 正午
- 한국어
- 오후, 중식
- 中文
- 午, 正午
- id
- siang, tanda kuda, 11-1, tanda ketujuh zodiak Tiongkok
- th
- เที่ยง, สัญลักษณ์ม้า, 11AM-1PM, สัญลักษณ์ที่เจ็ดของราศีจีน
- es
- mediodía, signo del caballo, 11AM-1PM, séptimo signo del zodiaco chino
- fr
- midi, signe du cheval, 11h-13h, septième signe du zodiaque chinois
- de
- Mittag, Zeichen des Pferdes, 11-13 Uhr, siebtes Zeichen des chinesischen Zodiak
- pt
- meio-dia, signo do cavalo, 11AM-1PM, sétimo signo do zodíaco chinês
Common compounds
- 午後ごごafternoon, p.m.
- 午前ごぜんmorning, a.m.
- 正午しょうごnoon, midday
- 午前中ごぜんちゅうin the morning, during the morning
- 端午たんごBoys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 子午線しごせんmeridian, meridian
- 午刻ごこくnoon
- 午餐ごさんlunch, luncheon
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