Word Meaning 戊辰

ぼしん boshin

戊辰 is read as ぼしん (boshin) and means Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ぼしん

Romaji

boshin

Writing Variants

  • 戊辰 つちのえたつ tsuchinoetatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戊辰戦争

ぼしんせんそう

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

たつ

east-southeast

日月星辰

じつげつせいしん

the Sun, the Moon and the stars

時辰

じしん

time

北辰

ほくしん

North-Star

時辰儀

じしんぎ

chronometer

辰年

たつどし

year of the Dragon

辰の日

たつのひ

day of the Dragon

辰の年

たつのとし

year of the Dragon