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乙

the latter
Stroke count: 1

Readings

On readingオツ、イツ
Kun readingおと-、きのと
Radical no. 5JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. the latter
    甲の薬は乙の毒。One man's medicine is another man's poison.tatoeba
    甲の損は乙の得。One man's gain is another man's loss.tatoeba
  2. duplicate
  3. strange
  4. witty
  5. fishhook radical (no. 5)
  6. fish gutsRtK
  1. (the) second (party, rank, etc.)
  2. b (grade)

Synonyms

お疲れ様甲

Radicals and components

Radical乙second

Mnemonic (RtK)

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fishguts · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 75

Compound words

甲乙こうおつ
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
早乙女さおとめ
young female rice planter; young girl
乙亥きのとい
Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
乙子おとご
last child
乙巡おつじゅん
second-class cruiser
乙酉きのととり
Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
乙姫おとひめ
younger princess
乙巳きのとみ
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
不乙ふいつ
Very sincerely yours
噓乙うそおつ
sure buddy
乙女座おとめざ
Virgo (constellation)
乙女心おとめごころ
girl's feeling
甲乙丙こうおつへい
A, B and C
独乙語ドイツご
German (language)
乙女畦菜おとめあぜな
waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)
甲乙丙丁こうおつへいてい
A, B, C and D
甲論乙駁こうろんおつばく
arguments pro and con
天津乙女あまつおとめ
celestial maiden

On Reading Examples

甲の食物は乙の毒。おつ
One man's meat is another man's poison.tatoeba
乙が受託業務の実施により得た成果は、甲乙双方に帰属するものとする。おつ
Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.tatoeba

Additional Examples

甲の食物は乙の毒。
One man's meat is another man's poison.tatoeba
乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。
Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.tatoeba

Stroke Order

1 stroke

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 乙

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