What does kanji 癸 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 癸 is 10th calendar sign.

How is kanji 癸 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 癸 are みずのと; the onyomi readings are キ.

What words use kanji 癸?

Example words that use kanji 癸 include 癸, 癸亥, 癸卯, 癸丑.

Kanken 1

癸

Meaning

Kanji 癸

10th calendar sign

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: みずのと
Onyomi 音読み: キ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 9
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 奏 • 蚕 • 昊 • 忝 • 祆 • 天 • 关

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 entries that include this kanji.

癸

き

10th in rank

癸亥

きがい

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

癸卯

きぼう

Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, 2023)

癸丑

きちゅう

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

癸酉

きゆう

Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)

癸未

きび

Water Sheep (20th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1943, 2003, 2063)

癸巳

きし

Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

癸は十干の十番目に当たる。

It is the tenth calendar sign in the ten heavenly stems.

今年の干支を説明する中で、先生は癸にも触れた。

While explaining this year's calendrical system, the teacher also mentioned the tenth calendar sign.

古い暦には癸の日が記されている。

Old calendars record days marked with the tenth calendar sign.

癸は五行では水に配される。

In the five elements, this sign is associated with water.

辞書で癸を引くと、みずのとと書いてあった。

When I looked it up in the dictionary, it was written with the reading mizunoto.