亥

sign of the hog

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingガイ、カイ

Kun readingい

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

sign of the hogRtK
9-11PM
twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac

the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
the Pig
hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
north-northwest
tenth month of the lunar calendar

Homonyms

ⓘ

Same reading (い)

Radicals and components

Radical亠lid

Components

How it's built

亥

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

acorn · top hat (亠)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1637

Compound words

亥月がいげつ

tenth month of the lunar calendar

亥年いどし

year of the Boar

乙亥きのとい

Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

己亥つちのとい

Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

辛亥しんがい

Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)

丁亥ていがい

Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)

戌亥いぬい

癸亥みずのとい

Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)

亥の刻いのこく

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

亥の子餅いのこもち

day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)

魯魚亥豕ろぎょがいし

miswriting a word

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 亥

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step