JLPT N1 · 1 strokes
Kanji 乙: "the latter, duplicate, strange"
The kanji 乙 means "the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)". It is written with 1 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read オツ, イツ in on'yomi and おと-, きのと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オツイツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おと-きのと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 1 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1841 of 2,501 |
Common words with 乙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 乙女jeune fille, demoiselle
- 乙(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter · stylish; chic; smart; witty
- 乙女心girl's feeling; maiden's mind
- 乙女ゲームotome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
- 早乙女young female rice planter; young girl
- 乙姫younger princess · Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
- 乙女チックgirly; girlie; girlish
- 乙女ゲーotome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
- 甲乙つけがたいdifficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
- 甲乙first and second; A and B · superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment; discrimination
- 乙女座Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
- 乙種B-grade; second-class
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