辰 — kanji meaning “sign of the dragon”
辰
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161)
- Meanings
- sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161)
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)、ジン (jin)
- Kun'yomi
- たつ
- Name readings
- とき、のぶ、のぶる
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1600 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 161
- Chinese reading
- chén — Chinese character page
Words with 辰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辰巳 | たつみ tatsumi | southeast |
| 戊辰戦争 | ぼしんせんそう boshinsensou | Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869) |
| 北辰 | ほくしん hokushin | North-Star |
| 星辰 | せいしん seishin | celestial bodies; stars |
| 辰年 | たつどし tatsudoshi | year of the Dragon |
| 嘉辰 | かしん kashin | lucky day; auspicious occasion; happy day |
| 辰の刻 | たつのこく tatsunokoku | hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am) |
| 誕辰 | たんしん tanshin | birthday |
| 戊辰 | つちのえたつ tsuchinoetatsu | Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048) |
| 日月星辰 | じつげつせいしん jitsugetsuseishin | the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies |
| 辰砂 | しんしゃ shinsha | cinnabar; cinnabarite |
| 時辰儀 | じしんぎ jishingi | timepiece; clock |
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