寅 — kanji meaning “sign of the tiger”
寅
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
- Meanings
- sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
- On'yomi
- イン (in)
- Kun'yomi
- とら
- Name readings
- とも、のぶ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1975 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- yín — Chinese character page
Words with 寅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑寅 | うしとら ushitora | northeast |
| 寅年 | とらどし toradoshi | year of the Tiger |
| 寅の刻 | とらのこく toranokoku | hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am) |
| 戊寅 | つちのえとら tsuchinoetora | Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058) |
| 丙寅 | ひのえとら hinoetora | Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046) |
| 庚寅 | かのえとら kanoetora | Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070) |
| 壬寅 | みずのえとら mizunoetora | Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082) |
| 甲寅 | きのえとら kinoetora | Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034) |
| 寅の日 | とらのひ toranohi | day of the Tiger |
| 寅の年 | とらのとし toranotoshi | year of the Tiger |
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