Japanese Kanji
午go
noon · sign of the horse · 11AM-1PM
Grade 2 · JLPT N4 · 4 strokes
Noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac.
午 is taught in grade 2 of Japanese elementary school — one of the earliest kanji children learn. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N4 (elementary) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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