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
  • 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

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
うし チュウ ひろ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

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
dead of night ②third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
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
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
year of the Ox
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)
Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
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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
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2140
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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