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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: 5th calendar sign

Kunyomi: つちのえ

Onyomi: ボ, ボウ

Composition: 丿 戈 厂

戊

Radical

Radical: 戈

Meaning: spear, halberd

Reading: ほこ

Frequency: 116

戈

Examples

Onyomi Examples

戊 (ツチノエ) 5th in rank, fifth sign of the Chinese calendar

戊寅 (ツチノエトラ) Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

Kunyomi Examples

戊 (つちのえ) 5th in rank, fifth sign of the Chinese calendar

戊午 (つちのえうま) Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)

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