JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 辰: "sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac"
The kanji 辰 means "sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161)". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シン, ジン in on'yomi and たつ 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)
シンジン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たつ
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 dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1600 of 2,501 |
Common words with 辰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 辰the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac) · hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
- 辰巳southeast
- 星辰celestial bodies; stars
- 北辰North-Star
- 戊辰Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
- 戊辰戦争Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
- 辰砂cinnabar; cinnabarite · cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
- 日月星辰the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
- 辰年year of the Dragon
- 甲辰Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1964, 2024, 2084)
- 辰の日day of the Dragon
- 誕辰birthday
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