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Keyword
noon
  • sign of the horse
  • 11AM-1PM
  • seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Frequency
#154
Strokes
4
Grade
2
JLPT (old)
N4
Heisig
610
Readings
ゴ80%
うま20%
Mnemonic
At the fence, a cow head pops over the top, mooing ten times as the sun hits its peak, announcing noon.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
午ご後ご
afternoon; p.m.
Noun
午ご前ぜん
morning; a.m.
Noun
正しょう午ご
noon; midday
Noun
午ひる
noon; midday
Noun
午ご前ぜん中ちゅう
in the morning; during the morning
Noun
午うま
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Noun
端たん午ご
Boys' Day celebration (May 5); Dragon Boat Festival (China)
Noun
初はつ午うま
first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines
Expression
丙ひのえ午うま
Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
Noun
午ご睡すい
nap; siesta
Noun
午ご前ぜん様さま
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
Expression
午ご餐さん
lunch; luncheon
Noun
庚かのえ午うま
Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
Noun