寅

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

sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun'yomi
  • とら
    		the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am) ③east-northeast ④first month of the lunar calendar
On'yomi
  • イン
Nanori
  • とも
  • のぶ

Main Radical

宀(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

とら 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
とら　イン　とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

演

Common Words

とら
寅
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am) ③east-northeast ④first month of the lunar calendar
うし
丑
とら
寅
northeast
とら
寅
　
の
こく
刻
hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
とら
寅
どし
年
year of the Tiger
つちのえ
戊
とら
寅
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
ひのえ
丙
とら
寅
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
かのえ
庚
とら
寅
Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
みずのえ
壬
とら
寅
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
きのえ
甲
とら
寅
Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
とら
寅
　
の
ひ
日
day of the Tiger
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References

Unicode hex code 5BC5
JIS X 0208 1-38-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1314
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1341
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2289
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2854
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1471
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1981
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2006
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2162
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1563
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1439
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1911
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7204
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2052
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2025
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m8.4
Four corner code 3080.6