酉 — kanji meaning “west”
酉
west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164)
- Meanings
- west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164)
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- とり
- Name readings
- なが、みのる
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2468 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- yǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 酉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酉の市 | とりのいち torinoichi | tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November) |
| 酉年 | とりどし toridoshi | year of the Rooster; year of the Cock |
| 丁酉 | ひのととり hinototori | Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077) |
| 酉偏 | とりへん torihen | kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164) |
| 辛酉 | かのととり kanototori | Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041) |
| 一の酉 | いちのとり ichinotori | first day of the cock in the eleventh month |
| 癸酉 | みずのととり mizunototori | Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053) |
| 乙酉 | きのととり kinototori | Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065) |
| 己酉 | つちのととり tsuchinototori | Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029) |
| 酉の日 | とりのひ torinohi | day of the Rooster; day of the Cock |
| 酉の待 | とりのまち torinomachi | tori-no-machi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November) |
| 二酉 | にゆう niyuu | large collection of books; place where many books are stored |
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