午 = 十 + 𠂉

午 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “noon”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 𠂉 (reclining). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 610. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: noon
RTK frame: 610
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): うま
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: horse, полдень
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 午 seventh earthly branch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 午

How to find 午 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “reclining”. 午 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 午 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.