亥 — kanji meaning “sign of the hog”
亥
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
- ガイ (gai)、カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- い
- Name readings
- り
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 8
- Chinese reading
- hài — Chinese character page
Words with 亥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戌亥 | いぬい inui | northwest |
| 亥年 | いどし idoshi | year of the Boar; year of the Pig |
| 亥の刻 | いのこく inokoku | hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight) |
| 亥月 | がいげつ gaigetsu | tenth month of the lunar calendar |
| 辛亥 | しんがい shingai | Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031) |
| 丁亥 | ていがい teigai | Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067) |
| 乙亥 | きのとい kinotoi | Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055) |
| 己亥 | つちのとい tsuchinotoi | Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079) |
| 癸亥 | みずのとい mizunotoi | Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043) |
| 亥の子餅 | いのこもち inokomochi | day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains) |
| 亥の子 | いのこ inoko | day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar) |
| 辛亥革命 | しんがいかくめい shingaikakumei | Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911) |
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