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酉

west
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingユウ
Kun readingとり
Radical no. 164Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. west
  2. bird
  3. sign of the birdRtK
  4. 5-7PM
  5. tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
  6. sake radical (no. 164)
  1. the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. the Cock
  3. the Chicken
  4. the Bird
  5. hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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whiskey bottle · west · one (一)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1534

Compound words

乙酉きのととり
Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
己酉つちのととり
Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)
辛酉かのととり
Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
丁酉ひのととり
Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
酉年とりどし
year of the Rooster
酉偏とりへん
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
癸酉みずのととり
Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)
一の酉いちのとり
first day of the cock in the eleventh month
酉の市とりのいち
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
日読みの酉ひよみのとり
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 酉

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