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丙

third class
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヘイ
Kun readingひのえ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. third classRtK
  2. 3rd
  3. 3rd calendar sign
  1. third rank
  2. third person (in a contract, etc.)
  3. third sign of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms

甲乙丙丁

Radicals and components

Radical一one
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · ceiling (冖) · inside · person (人) · belt

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1096

Compound words

丙午ひのえうま
Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
丙子ひのえね
Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
丙種へいしゅ
third grade
丙申ひのえさる
Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)
丙辰ひのえたつ
Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
丙寅ひのえとら
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
丙夜へいや
third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
丙戌ひのえいぬ
Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
甲乙丙こうおつへい
A, B and C
甲乙丙丁こうおつへいてい
A, B, C and D

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 丙

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