午
1. Meaning and Reading
- noon, midday
- Onyomi : ご
2. Kanji Explanation
- 牛 : cow
- 午 : noon
Derived from the time when people worked the fields by leading oxen (牛), thus representing noon. The character 牛 has upward horn-like strokes, whereas 午 lacks these raised strokes.
3. Example Words
午後
ごご
afternoon
午後に友達と会う。
I meet a friend in the afternoon.
午前
ごぜん
morning (a.m.)
午前に宿題を終える。
Finish homework in the morning.
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