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午 means 'noon'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 873   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-4    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 5    Beginner lesson: 18   Begins 20 words   Used in 37 words   Used in 128 names   Component in 14 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ゴ
Additional readings
Kun    うま noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
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See why 午 means both “noon” and “sign of the horse,” thanks to its role in a number system based on 12, not 10. (Jupiter inspired the system!) Learn to say, “first thing in the afternoon” and “I slept the whole afternoon away.” Find out about the Hour of the Horse, the Year of the Fire Horse (and its link to murderous wives), and the significance of the first Day of the Horse in February.
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⿸  ノ (乃) katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from  干 dry; drying frame  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 午 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 午 is used 33 times, read 2 ways.
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ゴ : 29 words FIND ALL
ご ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
afternoon; p.m.
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うま : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11am-1pm, south, May)
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An additional 4 less common words include 午 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 122 (originally: 110)  Joy o' Kanji : 110  Key to Kanji: 303 

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午
ゴ    noon   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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