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Kanji

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac

Kunyomi: いぬ

Onyomi: ジュツ

Composition: 戊 一 厂 戈

戌

Radical

Radical: 戈

Meaning: spear, halberd

Reading: ほこ

Frequency: 116

戈

Examples

Onyomi Examples

丙戌 (ヒノエイヌ) Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)

甲戌 (キノエイヌ) Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

Kunyomi Examples

戌 (いぬ) the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm), west-northwest, ninth month of the lunar calendar

戌亥 (いぬい) northwest

庚戌 (かのえいぬ) Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)

甲戌 (きのえいぬ) Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

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