How to use ‘am’ and ‘pm’ (time)

On this page, you can learn how to use ‘am’ and ‘pm’ (time) in Japanese.

am, pm

am

午前（ご・ぜん）

pm

午後（ご・ご）

Note

They come after time in English but they come in front of time in Japanese.

Example

Note 2

午前 can be ‘morning’ and 午後 can be ‘afternoon’. See examples below.

in the morning

午前中（ご・ぜん・ちゅう）

in the afternoon

午後に（ご・ご・に）

this afternoon

今日の午後（きょう・の・ご・ご）