[午] Handwritten Kanji for noon and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “午” (go); Kanji for “noon”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “午” (go)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “午”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
午	ゴ	go	4	十	noon

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “午”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
午前	ごぜん	gozen	Morning
午後	ごご	gogo	Afternoon
正午	しょうご	syougo	Noon