What does kanji 戊 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 戊 is 5th calendar sign.

How is kanji 戊 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 戊 are つちのえ; the onyomi readings are ボ, ボウ.

What words use kanji 戊?

Example words that use kanji 戊 include 戊, 戊午, 戊子, 戊種.

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戊

Meaning

Kanji 戊

5th calendar sign

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つちのえ
Onyomi 音読み: ボボウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 5
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

12 common entries

Showing 12 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

戊

つちのえ

5th in rank

戊午

つちのえうま

Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)

戊子

つちのえね

Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)

戊種

ぼしゅ

person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

戊申

つちのえさる

Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)

戊申詔書

ぼしんしょうしょ

Imperial Rescript of 1908

戊辰

つちのえたつ

Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

戊辰戦争

ぼしんせんそう

Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

戊寅

つちのえとら

Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

戊夜

ぼや

fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)

戊戌

ぼじゅつ

Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)

衛戍

えいじゅ

garrison

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

戊は十干の五番目です。

tsuchinoe is the fifth sign of the ten heavenly stems.

今年の干は戊です。

this year's heavenly stem is tsuchinoe.

古い暦では戊の日も使われました。

in old calendars, days marked with tsuchinoe were also used.

戊は五行では土に当たります。

in the five elements, tsuchinoe corresponds to earth.

辞典で戊の意味を調べました。

i looked up the meaning of tsuchinoe in a dictionary.