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:

Onyomi: ガイ カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: lid

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ガイゲツ tenth month of the lunar calendar

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

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

いどし year of the Boar, year of the Pig

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

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