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亥

sign of the hog
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingガイ、カイ
Kun readingい
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sign of the hogRtK
  2. 9-11PM
  3. twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
  1. the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. the Pig
  3. hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
  4. north-northwest
  5. tenth month of the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

acorn · top hat (亠)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1637

Compound words

亥年いどし
year of the Boar
亥の刻いのこく
hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
亥月がいげつ
tenth month of the lunar calendar
辛亥しんがい
Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
丁亥ていがい
Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
戌亥いぬい
northwest
乙亥きのとい
Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
己亥つちのとい
Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 亥

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