丙

third; third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign

5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.

Readings

• ヘイ (on reading): 丙 (へい) third rank; 丙種 (へいしゅ) third grade
• ひのえ (kun reading): 丙午 (ひのえうま) Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026); 丙寅 (ひのえとら) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)

Components

• 一
• 内
• 一 radical one
• 人 radical person
• 冂 radical open box, upside down

Kanji containing 丙

• 病 ill
• 柄 design
• 炳 clear & bright
• 陋 narrowness
• 鞆 archer's arm protector

Words using 丙

• 丙 (へい) third rank
• 丙種 (へいしゅ) third grade
• 甲乙丙 (こうおつへい) A, B and C
• 甲乙丙丁 (こうおつへいてい) A, B, C and D
• 丙夜 (へいや) third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
• 丙午 (ひのえうま) Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
• 丙寅 (ひのえとら) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
• 丙子 (ひのえね) Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
• 丙申 (ひのえさる) Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)
• 丙戌 (ひのえいぬ) Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)

11 words in all.

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