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寅

sign of the tiger
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイン
Kun readingとら
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sign of the tigerRtK
  2. 3-5AM
  3. third sign of Chinese zodiac
  1. the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
  3. east-northeast
  4. first month of the lunar calendar

Homonyms

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Same reading (とら)
虎 · tiger (Panthera tigris)

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · caterpillar · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · sprout · shoot · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2162

Compound words

丑寅うしとら
northeast
庚寅かのえとら
Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
甲寅きのえとら
Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
壬寅みずのえとら
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
寅歳とらどし
year of the Tiger
寅年とらどし
year of the Tiger
丙寅ひのえとら
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
戊寅つちのえとら
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
寅の刻とらのこく
hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
寅の日とらのひ
day of the Tiger

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寅

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