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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 6

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

Kunyomi: い

Onyomi: ガイ, カイ

Composition: 亠 人

亥

Radical

Radical: 亠

Meaning: lid

Reading: なべぶた

Frequency: 38

亠

Examples

Onyomi Examples

亥月 (ガイゲツ) tenth month of the lunar calendar

丁亥 (テイガイ) Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)

己亥 (ツチノトイ) Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

Kunyomi Examples

亥 (い) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Pig, hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight), north-northwest, tenth month of the lunar calendar

亥年 (いどし) year of the Boar, year of the Pig

丁亥 (ていがい) Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)

己亥 (つちのとい) Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

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