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卯 kanji
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
On readings
ボウモウ
Kun readings
う
Variant forms
夘Words with 卯
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1卯Popularthe Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
- —卯年year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
- —卯月fourth month of the lunar calendar
- —卯建short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
- —丁卯Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- —己卯Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
- —辛卯Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
- —癸卯Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
- —乙卯Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
- —卯波rising sea waves from late May to early June
- —卯杖tree branch used as a charm against evil
- —卯の花bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
- —卯月鳥lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- —卯の刻hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare
- —卯の日day of the Hare
- —卯の年year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
- —なか卯Nakau (restaurant chain)
- —卯の花月fourth month of the lunar calendar
- —卯立short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
- —卯の花くたしlong rains (in early summer)