戌 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
- On
- ジュツ
- Kun
- いぬ
- Meaning
- the eleventh zodiac sign
Origin
A pictograph of a bladed weapon, borrowed for the eleventh of the twelve zodiac signs.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 戌年いぬどし
the year of the Dog
- 戌の刻いぬのこく
the hour of the Dog (7-9 pm)
Example
祖父は戌年の生まれである。
My grandfather was born in the year of the Dog.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)