Word Meaning

とり tori

酉 is read as とり (tori) and means eight month of the lunar calendar.

Meaning

English

  1. eight month of the lunar calendar
  2. hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
  3. west
  4. the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  5. the Cock
  6. the Chicken
  7. the Bird

Reading

Kana

とり

Romaji

tori

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 9106 Priority B

Example Sentences

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とりはじゅうにしのじゅうばんめだ。

This is the tenth earthly branch in the Chinese zodiac.

かれはとりどしうまれです。

He was born in the Year of the Rooster.

むかしのじこくではとりはゆうがたをさした。

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

とりのこくにみせがしまった。

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

ほうがくではとりはにしにあたる。

In traditional directions, this corresponds to the west.

じしょではとりをぶしゅとしてさがせる。

In the dictionary, this character can be looked up as a radical.

このじはとりのぶにはいっている。

This character belongs to the sake radical group.

ふるいこよみではとりのひもたいせつにされた。

In the old calendar, the Rooster day was also considered important.

とりのじをみるととりをれんそうするひともいる。

Some people also associate this character with a bird.