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戊

戊 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

5th calendar sign

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ボ
  • ボウ
Kun (native)
  • つちのえ
Other languages
  • 拼音wu4
  • 한글mu
  • Hán-ViệtMậu

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
戈(ほこ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+620A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺⿻㇂⿸厂丿丶

Words using this kanji

  • 戊つちのえつちのえ。十干の5番目。5th in rank, fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 戊辰つちのえたつ干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの5番目。Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
  • 戊戌ぼじゅつ十干十二支の35番目。Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
  • 戊夜ぼや五夜または五更または更点法における五番目の時間帯のこと。十二辰刻では寅の刻に相当する。現代の時刻ではおおよそ午前3時から午前6時までの間の2時間程度にあたる。fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
  • 戊寅つちのえとら干支の一つ。干支の15番目。Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
  • 戊子つちのえね干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの25番目。Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)
  • 戊申つちのえさる十干十二支の45番目。Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)
  • 戊午つちのえうま干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの55番目。Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
  • 戊種ぼしゅものの品位を階層化して評価した場合の上位から第五位目の品位。person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
  • 戊辰戦争ぼしんせんそうBoshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
  • 戊申詔書ぼしんしょうしょImperial Rescript of 1908

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(11 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-5-4
Four Corner
5320.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4n1.3
Nelson
1795