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午

Noon

WaniKani level 3JLPT N5Joyo grade 2Top 500 Β· #1544 strokes

Meanings

Noon, Sign Of The Horse, 11am-1pm, Seventh Sign Of Chinese Zodiac

On'yomi

ご

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

うま

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 午

午 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

午 (Noon) is taught on WaniKani at level 3 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #154 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

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