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戊

5th calendar sign
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingボ、ボウ
Kun readingつちのえ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 5th calendar sign
  1. 5th in rank
  2. fifth sign of the Chinese calendar

Radicals and components

Radical戈halberd
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

衛戊えいじゅ
garrison
戊午つちのえうま
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
戊子つちのえね
Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)
戊申つちのえさる
Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)
戊辰つちのえたつ
Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
戊寅つちのえとら
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
戊夜ぼや
fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
戊戌ぼじゅつ
Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
戊申詔書ぼしんしょうしょ
Imperial Rescript of 1908
戊辰戦争ぼしんせんそう
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 戊

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