亥

sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac

6 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• ガイ (on reading): 辛亥革命 (しんがいかくめい) Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911); 辛亥 (しんがい) Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
• い (kun reading): 亥 (い) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); 亥年 (いどし) year of the Boar
• カイ (on reading)

Components

• 亠
• 人
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 丶 radical dot
• 亠 radical lid
• 人 radical person

Kanji containing 亥

• 核 nucleus
• 刻 engrave
• 該 above-stated
• 劾 censure
• 咳 cough
• 垓 border
• 孩 baby
• 駭 be surprised
• 骸 bone

Words using 亥

• 辛亥革命 (しんがいかくめい) Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
• 辛亥 (しんがい) Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
• 丁亥 (ていがい) Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
• 亥月 (がいげつ) tenth month of the lunar calendar
• 魯魚亥豕 (ろぎょがいし) miswriting a word
• 亥 (い) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
• 亥年 (いどし) year of the Boar
• 癸亥 (みずのとい) Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
• 亥の子餅 (いのこもち) day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
• 亥の刻 (いのこく) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

16 words in all.

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