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正午 (しょうご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

正しょう午ご

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ご

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Meanings

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noun, adverb

Refers to exactly 12:00 PM or the middle of the day. Often used in schedules, weather reports, and formal contexts.

会かい議ぎは正しょう午ごから始はじまります。
The meeting starts at noon.
正しょう午ごのニュースを見みましょう。
Let's watch the midday news.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
午noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM

Similar words

昼ひる
昼 is a broader term for daytime or lunchtime, while 正午 specifically means 12:00 PM.
真ま昼ひる
真昼 emphasizes the middle of the day in a more poetic or descriptive sense, not necessarily the exact clock time.

Etymology

Compound of 正 (しょう, 'correct' or 'exact') and 午 (ご, 'noon' or 'horse' in the Chinese zodiac, associated with midday). The combination literally means 'exact noon'.