午前

Chinese

7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
 
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (午前) 午 前
simp. #(午前) 午 前

Pronunciation


Noun

午前

  1. morning; before noon; a.m.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
午 前
ご
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

午 (go, “noon”) +‎ 前 (zen, “fore-; pre-”)

Pronunciation

Noun

午(ご)前(ぜん) • (gozen) 

  1. forenoon, AM
    午(ご)前(ぜん)8(はち)時(じ)25(にじゅうご)分(ふん)
    gozen hachi-ji nijūgo-fun
    eight twenty-five AM

See also

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
午前

Noun

午前 • (ojeon) (hangeul 오전)

  1. Hanja form? of 오전 (“morning; before noon”).
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