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午 noon

Meaningnoon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
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First metN5 lesson 3, in 午前

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
午前ごぜんa.m., morningN5
午後ごごp.m., afternoonN5
端午たんごseasonal Boy's Day festival, Tango no SekkuN1

Examples

はい、午前(ごぜん)八(はち)時(じ)半(はん)です。午後(ごご)になると駅(えき)へ行(い)く人(ひと)が増(ふ)えるので、今(いま)のうちに記録(きろく)を確認(かくにん)します。

Yes, it is 8:30 a.m. Since more people head to the station in the afternoon, I will check the logs while we have time. (N5 lesson 3)