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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

Radical酉wineComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

whiskey bottle · west · one (一)

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

Compound words

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

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

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