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    3. 午

    午

    午うま

    noon

    N5KMT1Freq #154Daily LifeKanji4 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    うま

    On'yomi

    ゴ

    noonsign of the horse11AM-1PMseventh sign of Chinese zodiac

    干

    丿
    干
    十

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    牛忤杵御許禦卆啣干牛卆卍十

    Concepts using this kanji

    午前

    morning

    午後

    afternoon

    正午

    noon

    午

    the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac)

    午前中

    in the morning

    午の日

    day of the Horse

    日午

    noon

    午の年

    year of the Horse

    午年

    year of the Horse

    午後一

    first thing in the afternoon

    午後中

    throughout the afternoon

    初午

    first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month

    真正午

    apparent noon

    視正午

    apparent noon

    午前休

    taking the morning off

    午後休

    taking the afternoon off

    子午環

    meridian circle

    午前様

    coming home after midnight

    午の刻

    hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)

    午刻

    noon

    子午儀

    meridian instrument

    甲午

    Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)

    本初子午線

    prime meridian

    午飯

    lunch

    午前零時

    midnight

    午砲

    noon gun

    午後零時

    noon

    子午線

    meridian

    子午線通過

    culmination

    亭午

    noon

    甲午農民戦争

    Donghak Peasant Revolution (Korea; 1894-1895)

    午餐会

    luncheon party

    午蹄中目

    Meridiungulata

    磁気子午線

    magnetic meridian

    午睡

    nap

    丙午

    Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)

    端午節

    Dragon Boat Festival (China)

    庚午

    Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)

    庚午年籍

    Kōgo register

    午餐

    lunch

    端午の節句

    Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

    壬午軍乱

    Imo Incident (riot in Seoul, Korea; July 23, 1882)

    戊午

    Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)

    壬午

    Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)

    端午

    Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

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    • 丿
    • 十
    • 干

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    • 午
    • 午後
    • 午後中
    • 午刻
    • 午餐
    • 午餐会
    • 午睡
    • 午前
    • 午前中
    • 午前様
    • 午年
    • 午砲
    • 正午
    • 亭午
    • 丙午
    • 子午線
    • 端午
    • 子午環
    • 甲午農民戦争
    • 端午の節句
    • 本初子午線
    • 午後一
    • 午前零時
    • 初午
    • 甲午
    • 庚午
    • 壬午
    • 戊午
    • 午飯
    • 午蹄中目
    • 磁気子午線
    • 真正午
    • 視正午
    • 庚午年籍
    • 午後零時
    • 午の刻
    • 午の日
    • 壬午軍乱
    • 午の年
    • 端午節
    • 日午
    • 午前休
    • 午後休
    • 子午儀
    • 子午線通過

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