戊 — kanji meaning “5th calendar sign”
戊
5th calendar sign
- Meanings
- 5th calendar sign
- On'yomi
- ボ (bo)、ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- つちのえ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 62
- Chinese reading
- wù — Chinese character page
Words with 戊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戊辰戦争 | ぼしんせんそう boshinsensou | Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869) |
| 戊辰 | つちのえたつ tsuchinoetatsu | Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048) |
| 戊戌 | ぼじゅつ bojutsu | Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078) |
| 戊夜 | ぼや boya | fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am) |
| 戊申詔書 | ぼしんしょうしょ boshinshousho | Imperial Rescript of 1908 |
| 戊寅 | つちのえとら tsuchinoetora | Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058) |
| 戊子 | つちのえね tsuchinoene | Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068) |
| 戊申 | つちのえさる tsuchinoesaru | Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028) |
| 戊午 | つちのえうま tsuchinoeuma | Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038) |
| 戊種 | ぼしゅ boshu | person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness) |
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