JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 酉: "west, bird, sign of the bird"
The kanji 酉 means "west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164)". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユウ in on'yomi and とり 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)
ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とり
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 | west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2468 of 2,501 |
Common words with 酉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 酉the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird · hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
- 酉の市tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
- 酉年year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
- 丁酉Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
- 己酉Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)
- 酉の日day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
- 辛酉Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
- 乙酉Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
- 癸酉Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)
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