2. 朝 あさ チョウ
fog and moon
朝、ひる、ばん べんきょうしている。
朝食を食べるとげんきになります。
朝食は朝ご飯です.
3. 昼 ひる チュウ
A measure of the sun passing over = noon
Also means ‘daytime’ and ‘lunch’
昼は朝から夕方までの間
アメリカの昼のとき日本は夜です
昼はうちにいませんが、夜はいます
昼までに帰ります
*昼食は朝食のあとです
学校で昼食を食べる
8. 午 ゴ noon
This is like a cow 牛 without horns 午
午前 ごぜん a.m., morning
午後 ごご p.m., afternoon
9. 前 まえ ゼン
This kanji has a long complicated meaning so
it is best to use a mnemonic:
‘Before you eat the meat 月 it is best to cut
the horns off with a sword.’
10. 後 あと うし(ろ)
ゴ
Self – sitting cross-legged on the road so
being ‘behind’ or ‘after’ everyone else
12. 週 シュウ
Two graphemes – movement and around.
In Chinese this kanji still means ‘walk around’
but in Japanese it only shows a period of time
‘week’
stroke order
13. 曜 ヨウ
Sun and wings and bird
= sun flying past like a bird = day
Actually it means ‘dazzling’. In Chinese it is a
bird with feathers as bright as the sun. It can
mean this in Japanese too but it is mostly used
for days of the week in Japanese
stroke order