午 — noon, sign of the horse
ご
午
noon
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
time
U+5348
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #154
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #578
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- noon
- sign of the horse
Readings
- On'yomi
- ご go
- Kun'yomi
- うま uma
word
こ ・ご ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.