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(young) girl; maiden; young lady
- 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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