JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 卯: "sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM"
The kanji 卯 means "sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ, モウ in on'yomi and う 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)
ボウモウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う
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 | sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2400 of 2,501 |
Common words with 卯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 卯the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare · hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
- 卯月fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 卯建short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole · mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
- 卯の花bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu · deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
- 丁卯Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- 卯波rising sea waves from late May to early June
- 乙卯Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
- 卯年year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
- 辛卯Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
- 癸卯Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
- 卯之町駅station : Unomachi Station
- 己卯Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
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