巳 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. み。十二支の6番目。へび。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

「子」の分化字。仮借して十二支の6番目を意味する漢語｛巳｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シ

Kun (native)

• み

Other languages

• 拼音si4
• 한글sa
• Hán-ViệtTị

infoBasics

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

巾(はば)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+5DF3

grid_viewComponents

• 已

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 巳みみ。十二支の6番目。へび。 み。方角を表す語。南から東へ30度の方角。 み。時刻を表す語。午後10時頃。午後10時~12時もしくは、午後9時~11時。the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast
• 巳年みどしyear of the Snake
• 巳の刻みのこくhour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), hour of the Serpent
• 巳の日みのひday of the Snake
• 巳の年へびのとしyear of the Snake
• 巳の日の祓みのひのはらえpurification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(16 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

4-3-1

Four Corner

7771.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

0a3.16

Heisig

2200

Nelson

1460