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巳 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「己」

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シし · shi
Kun
みmi
Meaning
the Snake (zodiac sign)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a coiled snake; used for the sixth of the twelve zodiac signs.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 巳年みどし

    year of the Snake

  • 巳の刻みのこく

    the hour of the Snake (9–11 a.m.)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

今年(ことし)は巳年(みどし)に当(あ)たる。

This year falls in the year of the Snake.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

巳の刻巳年巳刻to car…年year巷the st…己onesel…已to cea…巨gigant…巫a sham…之of只only仔young弛slacke…此this
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Compound

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