庚 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

7th, 7th calendar sign

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
Kun (native)
  • かのえ
Other languages
  • 拼音geng1
  • 한글gyeong
  • Hán-ViệtCanh

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
廴(えんにょう)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5E9A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸广⿻人⺕

Words using this kanji

  • かのえかのえ。十干の7番目。7th in rank, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 庚申かのえさる干支の一つ。干支の57番目。Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040), Shōmen Kongō (deity), kōshin-machi (religious wake)
  • 庚午かのえうま干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの7番目。Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
  • 庚辰かのえたつ十干十二支の17番目。Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
  • 庚寅かのえとら十干十二支の27番目。Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
  • 庚戌かのえいぬ十干十二支の47番目。Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)
  • 庚子かのえね十干十二支の37番目。Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
  • 庚申待こうしんまちkōshin-machi
  • 庚申講こうしんこうkōshin-machi association
  • 庚申月こうしんづきMetal Monkey month
  • 庚申塚こうしんづかroadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)
  • 庚申草コウシンソウPinguicula ramosa (butterwort species)
  • 庚申薔薇こうしんばらバラ科の常緑低木。中国原産。長春花。China rose (Rosa chinensis), monthly rosebush
  • 庚午年籍こうごねんじゃくKōgo register

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(15 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-5
Four Corner
0023.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3q5.1
Nelson
1505