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亥 — kanji meaning “sign of the hog”

sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac

Meanings
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
6
School grade
9
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Classical radical
8
Chinese reading
hài — Chinese character page

Words with 亥

WordReadingMeaning
いぬい inuinorthwest
いどし idoshiyear of the Boar; year of the Pig
いのこく inokokuhour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
がいげつ gaigetsutenth month of the lunar calendar
しんがい shingaiMetal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
ていがい teigaiFire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
きのとい kinotoiWood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
つちのとい tsuchinotoiEarth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
みずのとい mizunotoiWater Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
いのこもち inokomochiday-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
いのこ inokoday of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
しんがいかくめい shingaikakumeiXinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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