# 午 — Noon

Frequency rank 1074 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 騒 (Boisterous), less common than 哲 (Philosophy).

- On’yomi: ご
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 十 Ten (Kangxi 24)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 4

A cow (cow) stands on top of a ground (ground) line — at noon the cow stops working the fields and rests on the flat ground, marking midday.

In words:

- 午後 ごご — afternoon
- 午前 ごぜん — morning
- 正午 しょうご — noon,mid-day

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