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戊 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「戈」

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On
ボ・ボウぼ・ぼう · bo · bō
Kun
つちのえtsuchinoe
Meaning
fifth calendar sign

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a battle-axe; later assigned to the fifth of the ten calendar signs.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 戊つちのえ

    the fifth calendar sign

  • 戊辰ぼしん

    the Boshin year

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戊辰(ぼしん)戦争(せんそう)は明治(めいじ)の初(はじ)めに起(お)きた。

The Boshin War took place at the start of the Meiji era.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

戊辰戊辰the Dr…戎weapon…或a cert…戟halber…戈halber…戉a batt…卯the Ra…牟low牡male孟eldest茅thatch…
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Compound

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