What does the kanji 午 mean?

The kanji 午 (uma) means "noon, sign of the horse". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"uma" is written with the kanji 午, meaning "noon, sign of the horse". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), kunyomi (native Japanese) うま (uma). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 午?

Write 午 ("noon") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 午?

午 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), kunyomi (native Japanese) うま (uma).

午“noon” Kanjiuma / go

JLPT N5

How to write 午

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

noon, sign of the horse

Onyomi (音読み)

ご go

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

うま uma

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 午

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

今日きょうの午後ごごは何なにもすることがないんだ。
I have nothing to do this afternoon.
午後 (ごご)
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午前ごぜん中ちゅうはずっと本ほんを読よんでました。
I've been reading a book all morning.
午前 (ごぜん)
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日本にほんは今いま午前ごぜん3時じです。
In Japan, it's three in the morning now.
午前 (ごぜん)
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