酉
west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)
7 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2468.
Readings
- とり (kun reading): 酉 (とり) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); 辛酉 (かのととり) Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
- ユウ (on reading): 二酉 (にゆう) large collection of books
Components
Kanji containing 酉
- 配 distribute
- 酒 sake
- 酸 acid
- 酬 repay
- 酷 cruel
- 酔 drunk
- 醸 brew
- 酵 fermentation
- 酢 vinegar
- 酪 dairy products
- 醜 ugly
- 酌 bar-tending
- 醍 whey
- 醤 a kind of miso
- 酊 intoxication
- 酋 chieftain
- 酎 sake
- 逎 strong
- 酖 addiction
- 酘 rebrew
- 酣 height of
- 酥 milk
- 酩 sweet sake
- 酲 hangover
- 酳 drunken babbling
- 醂 remove astringency
- 醇 pure sake
- 醉 get drunk
- 醋 vinegar
- 醐 boiled butter
- 醒 awake
- 醗 fermentation
- 醢 salted meat
- 醪 unrefined sake or shoyu
- 醫 medicine
- 醬 any jam-like or paste-like food
- 醯 vinegar
- 醴 sweet sake
- 醵 contribution for a feast (potluck)
- 醺 hunger
- 釀 brew
- 釁 smear with blood
Words using 酉
- 酉 (とり) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- 辛酉 (かのととり) Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
- 丁酉 (ひのととり) Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
- 酉の市 (とりのいち) tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
- 乙酉 (きのととり) Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
- 二酉 (にゆう) large collection of books
16 words in all.