午 · noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM

JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

午 means noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 4 strokes, read ご. It contains 干 (dry, parch), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 午後 (afternoon / P.M.) and 午前 (morning / A.M.).

筆順 · Stroke order

午 is written in 4 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

午 breaks into 1 part.

• 干 other dry, parch · bottom component

Words that use 午

Word	Reading	Meaning
午後	ごご	afternoon / P.M.
午前	ごぜん	morning / A.M.

Built from the same parts

These use 干 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.

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