4 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun'yomi
う し the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am) ③north-northeast ④twelfth month of the lunar calendar
On'yomi
チュウ
Nanori
ひろ
Character Breakdown
Common Words
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am) ③north-northeast ④twelfth month of the lunar calendar
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
References
Unicode hex code | 4E11 |
JIS X 0208 | 1-17-15 |
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 13 |
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 12 |
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3433 |
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4241 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2140 |
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2889 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2040 |
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2197 |
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 2056 |
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 99 |
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1965 |
Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 23 |
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 2001 |
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 2061 |
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a4.39 |
Four corner code | 1710.5 |