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辰

sign of the dragon
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingシン、ジン
Kun readingたつ
Radical no. 161Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sign of the dragonRtK
    辰雄は航空機の着陸装置を見るのが好きです。Tatsuo likes looking at aircraft landing gears.tatoeba
    辰次、お辰とも。She was also called Tatsuji or Otatsu.wiki
  2. 7-9AM
  3. fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
  4. shin dragon radical (no. 161)
  1. the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
  3. east-southeast
  4. third month of the lunar calendar

Homonyms

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Same reading (たつ)
立つ · to stand (up)経つ · to pass (of time)裁つ · to cut (cloth)断つ · to sever建つ · to be erected

Radicals and components

Radical辰morning
Components
How it's built
辰
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cliff (厂) · two (二) · hairpin · safety-pin

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2164

Compound words

佳辰かしん
lucky day
嘉辰かしん
lucky day
庚辰かのえたつ
Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
壬辰みずのえたつ
Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
星辰せいしん
celestial bodies
辰年たつどし
year of the Dragon
辰巳たつみ
southeast
誕辰たんしん
birthday
丙辰ひのえたつ
Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
戊辰つちのえたつ
Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
北辰ほくしん
North-Star
辰の刻たつのこく
hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
壬辰倭乱じんしんわらん
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
日月星辰じつげつせいしん
the Sun, the Moon and the stars
戊辰戦争ぼしんせんそう
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

Additional Examples

辰次、お辰とも。
She was also called Tatsuji or Otatsu.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 辰

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