寅

sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac

11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1975.

Readings

• とら (kun reading): 寅 (とら) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); 丙寅 (ひのえとら) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
• イン (on reading)

Components

• 宀
• 由
• 八
• 一 radical one
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 宀 radical roof
• 田 radical rice field

Kanji containing 寅

• 演 performance

Words using 寅

• 寅 (とら) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
• 丙寅 (ひのえとら) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
• 甲寅 (きのえとら) Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
• 庚寅 (かのえとら) Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
• 寅年 (とらどし) year of the Tiger

12 words in all.

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