戊

5th calendar sign

Stroke count: 5

Readings

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Kun readingつちのえ

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

5th calendar sign

Radicals and components

Radical戈halberd

Components

How it's built

戊

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Compound words

衛戊えいじゅ

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)

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

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