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巳

sign of the snake or serpent
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingみ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sign of the snake or serpent
    克巳は自分の思い通りにするのが許されないと、すぐ腹をたてる。If Katsumi is not allowed to have his own way, he easily gets angry.tatoeba
    元の名は巳之次。His original name was Minoji.wiki
  2. 9-11AM
  3. sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
  4. sign of the snakeRtK
  1. the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. the Serpent
  3. hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
  4. south-southeast
  5. fourth month of the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

mosaic with bit missing

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2200

Compound words

乙巳きのとみ
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
己巳つちのとみ
Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
初巳はつみ
first Serpent day of the year
上巳じょうし
Doll's Festival (March 3)
辛巳かのとみ
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
辰巳たつみ
southeast
丁巳ひのとみ
Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
巳年みどし
year of the Snake
癸巳みずのとみ
Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)
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

Additional Examples

元の名は巳之次。
His original name was Minoji.wiki
通称は次郎、巳之吉。
He was commonly known as Jiro or Minokichi.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 巳

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