What does kanji 酉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 酉 is west.

How is kanji 酉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 酉 are とり; the onyomi readings are ユウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 酉?

The main radical for kanji 酉 is 酉.

What words use kanji 酉?

Example words that use kanji 酉 include 酉, 酉の刻, 酉の市, 酉の待.

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酉

Meaning

Kanji 酉

west

west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とり
Onyomi 音読み: ユウ
Nanori 名乗り: ながみのる

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2468
Strokes: 7
Radical: 酉
Components: 酉
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 14 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

酉

とり

eight month of the lunar calendar

酉の刻

とりのこく

hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)

酉の市

とりのいち

tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)

酉の待

とりのまち

tori-no-machi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)

酉の年

とりのとし

year of the Rooster

酉偏

とりへん

kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)

一の酉

いちのとり

first day of the cock in the eleventh month

乙酉

いつゆう

Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)

己酉

きゆう

Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)

辛酉

かのととり

Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)

丁酉

ていゆう

Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)

二酉

にゆう

large collection of books

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Example sentences

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酉は十二支の十番目だ。

This is the tenth earthly branch in the Chinese zodiac.

彼は酉年生まれです。

He was born in the Year of the Rooster.

昔の時刻では酉は夕方を指した。

In the old time system, this referred to the evening hours.

酉の刻に店が閉まった。

The shop closed during the time around five to seven in the evening.

方角では酉は西に当たる。

In traditional directions, this corresponds to the west.

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