戊 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
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- On
- ボ・ボウ
- Kun
- つちのえ
- Meaning
- fifth calendar sign
Origin
A pictograph of a battle-axe; later assigned to the fifth of the ten calendar signs.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 戊つちのえ
the fifth calendar sign
- 戊辰ぼしん
the Boshin year
Example
戊辰戦争は明治の初めに起きた。
The Boshin War took place at the start of the Meiji era.
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