JLPT N5 · Time
午前
ごぜん
morning; a.m.
Stroke order of 午前
2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
午 · 4 strokes前 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
Before (前) noon (午): the morning hours.
Parts: 午 noon + 前 before
The characters in 午前
- 前 まえ — front; before (9 strokes)
Example sentence
銀行は午前九時に開きます。
ぎんこうはごぜんくじにあきます。
The bank opens at 9 a.m.