Kanji 亥 Words: Meanings and Readings

亥

い

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

亥の刻

いのこく

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

亥の子

いのこ

day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)

亥の子の祝

いのこのいわい

Day-of-the-Boar Festival

亥の子餅

いのこもち

day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)

亥の日

いのひ

day of the Boar

亥の年

いのししのとし

year of the Boar

亥月

がいげつ

tenth month of the lunar calendar

亥年

いどし

year of the Boar

乙亥

いつがい

Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

乾

いぬい

northwest

己亥

きがい

Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

辛亥

しんがい

Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)

辛亥革命

しんがいかくめい

Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)

丁亥

ていがい

Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)

魯魚亥豕

ろぎょがいし

miswriting a word

癸亥

きがい

Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)