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What is the Kanji for 'Noon'? | 午

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Noon', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Noon' is 午.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Noon

    Reading

    kunyomiうま

    uma

    onyomi

    go

    Parts

    𠂉Person (人)Ten

    Example Word

    午前: morning or AM. The Japanese noun '午前 (ごぜん)' refers to the time period from midnight to noon, commonly known as 'morning' or 'AM' in English. It is often used in contexts related to time, schedules, or appointments. For example: The meeting is at 10 AM「会議は午前10時です」(かいぎはごぜんじゅうじです). I wake up early in the morning「私は午前中に早く起きます」(わたしはごぜんちゅうにはやくおきます). Note that '午前' is typically used in formal or written contexts, while '朝 (あさ)' is more commonly used in casual speech to refer to the morning.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N5

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    753

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    𠂉

    Meaning

    Person

    Radical Form Of

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ten

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 2 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Year

    kanji

    Meaning

    Permit, Allow

Words Using

This kanji is used in 3 words:

    word

    午後

    Meaning

    Afternoon

    word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

    word

    正午

    Meaning

    Noon

Kanji Related to Through the Part 𠂉

These 8 kanji contain the part 𠂉 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Life

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bamboo

    kanji

    Meaning

    Arrow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Make

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Every

    kanji

    Meaning

    Travel

    kanji

    Meaning

    Family

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 31 kanji contain the part 十 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thousand

    kanji

    Meaning

    Early, Fast

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    Meaning

    Soil

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rice field

    kanji

    Meaning

    Measure, Plan

    kanji

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

    kanji

    Meaning

    Old

    kanji

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

    kanji

    Meaning

    Truth

    kanji

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

    kanji

    Meaning

    Graduate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hard, Spicy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cooperate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reason

    kanji

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

    kanji

    Meaning

    Follow, Semi

    kanji

    Meaning

    Listen

    kanji

    Meaning

    Virtue

    kanji

    Meaning

    Extensive, Doctor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Needle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Shield

    kanji

    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

    kanji

    Meaning

    Search, Rope

    kanji

    Meaning

    Juice, Soup

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bosom, Pocket

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sho, Measuring box

Learn the Kanji

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What does 午 mean?

午 means 'Noon'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N5 exam.

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