No. 153 in Japanese
午前
"Morning" or "a.m."
In a sentence
午前9時に会議があります。
There is a meeting at 9 a.m.
In this sentence, '午前' is used to specify the morning time of the day, indicating 'a.m.'.
私は午前に散歩するのが好きです。
I like taking walks in the morning.
Here, '午前' is used to describe the time period during the morning, as an unspecified range.
電話をしてもいいですけど、午前中にお願いします。
It's okay to call me, but please do so during the morning.
The term '午前中' refers to the morning period, highlighting that the contact should occur during this timeframe.
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