7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161)

Kun'yomi
  • the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am) ③east-southeast ④third month of the lunar calendar
On'yomi
  • シン
  • ジン
Nanori
  • とき
  • のぶ
  • のぶる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たつ 89.8%
シンジン 10.2%

Character Breakdown

sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Contained In

Common Words

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am) ③east-southeast ④third month of the lunar calendar
celestial bodies
Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
year of the Dragon
hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
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References

Unicode hex code 8FB0
JIS X 0208 1-35-4
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4653
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6006
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2992
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3713
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1901
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2582
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2008
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1562
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 738
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1954
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38682
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2246
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2027
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2p5.1
Four corner code 7123.2