乙
latter; the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5)
1 stroke. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1841.
Readings
- おと (kun reading): 乙女 (おとめ) (young) girl; 乙女座 (おとめざ) Virgo (constellation)
- オツ (on reading): 乙 (おつ) (the) second (party, rank, etc.); 乙種 (おつしゅ) B-grade
- きのと (kun reading): 乙未 (きのとひつじ) Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075); 乙巳 (きのとみ) Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
- イツ (on reading): 乙夜 (いつや) second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
Components
- 乙 radical second; fishhook
Kanji containing 乙
- 九 nine
- 七 seven
- 乱 riot
- 札 tag
- 礼 salute
- 乳 milk
- 也 to be (classical)
- 孔 cavity
- 乞 beg
- 乢 mountain saddle
- 扎 pull
- 糺 ask
- 軋 squeak
- 訊 request
- 亂 war
- 煢 all alone
- 蝨 lice
Words using 乙
- 乙女 (おとめ) (young) girl
- 乙女座 (おとめざ) Virgo (constellation)
- 乙女ゲーム (おとめゲーム) otome game
- 乙女ゲー (おとめゲー) otome game
- 乙女心 (おとめごころ) girl's feeling
- 乙 (おつ) (the) second (party, rank, etc.)
- 乙種 (おつしゅ) B-grade
- 甲乙 (こうおつ) first and second
- 乙巡 (おつじゅん) second-class cruiser
- 甲乙丙 (こうおつへい) A, B and C
- 乙未 (きのとひつじ) Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
- 乙巳 (きのとみ) Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
- 乙卯 (きのとう) Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
- 乙酉 (きのととり) Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
- 乙丑 (きのとうし) Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
- 乙夜 (いつや) second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
37 words in all.