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卯

sign of the hare or rabbit
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingボウ、モウ
Kun readingう
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sign of the hare or rabbit
  2. fourth sign of Chinese zodiac
  3. 5-7AM
  4. east
  5. sign of the hareRtK
  1. the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. the Hare
  3. hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
  4. second month in the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

Radical卩seal
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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blown eggs

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2199

Compound words

卯月うづき
fourth month of the lunar calendar
卯建うだつ
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
卯年うさぎどし
year of the Hare
卯木うつぎ
deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
卯立うだつ
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
辛卯かのとう
Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
丁卯ひのとう
Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
癸卯みずのとう
Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
卯の花うのはな
bean curd lees
卯月鳥うづきどり
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
卯建が上がらないうだつがあがらない
no hope of getting ahead
卯建のあがらないうだつのあがらない
lacking potential for advancement

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 卯

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