3 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun'yomi
み the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon) ③south-southeast ④fourth month of the lunar calendar
On'yomi
シ the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon) ③south-southeast ④fourth month of the lunar calendar
Character Breakdown
Common Words
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon) ③south-southeast ④fourth month of the lunar calendar
References
| Unicode hex code | 5DF3 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-44-6 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1460 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1538 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3388 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4197 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2124 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2873 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2042 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2200 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1697 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 30 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1944 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 8744 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 2060 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 2063 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a3.16 |
| Four corner code | 7771.7 |