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

Kun'yomi
  • the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm) ③west-northwest ④ninth month of the lunar calendar
On'yomi
  • ジュツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いぬ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac) ②hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm) ③west-northwest ④ninth month of the lunar calendar
year of the Dog
Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)
Water Dog (59th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
day of the Dog (in the traditional calendar; associated with safe childbirth)
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References

Unicode hex code 620C
JIS X 0208 1-56-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1796
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2022
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3535
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4350
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2054
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11535
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n2.2
Four corner code 5320.0