KANJI: GO uma (noon)
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From a pictograph of a pestle; it was borrowed to express the central zodiac sign/horary sign, i.e. the middle part of the day, partly because the pestle was associated with striking the center of a mortar.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: GO
kun-yomi: uma
- GO, uma: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; seventh sign of the zodiac.
- uma: horse; south.
New Nelson: 604
Henshall: 110
午
午前 (gozen): a.m., morning.
午後 (gogo): p.m., afternoon.
午睡 (gosui): nap, a siesta.
正午 (shougo): noon.
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