寅 — 11 strokes / Radical「宀」
道準1University / general / 11 strokes / Radical「宀」
- On
- インいん · in
- Kun
- とらtora
- Meaning
- the Tiger (zodiac sign)
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of two hands drawing an arrow straight; later assigned to the third zodiac sign, the Tiger.
Compounds
- 寅年とらどし
year of the Tiger
- 寅の刻とらのこく
the hour of the Tiger (3–5 a.m.)
Example
祖母は寅年の生まれだ。
My grandmother was born in the year of the Tiger.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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