Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

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Stroke count: 4

Meaning: sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

Kunyomi: うし

Onyomi: チュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: one

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヒノトノウシ Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

ミズノトウシ Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

Kunyomi Examples

うし the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am), north-northeast, twelfth month of the lunar calendar

うしとら northeast

土用 どよううし day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer

かのとうし Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)