戌 — 6 strokes / Radical「戈」
道1University / general (hardest) / 6 strokes / Radical「戈」
- On
- ジュツじゅつ · jutsu
- Kun
- いぬinu
- Meaning
- the eleventh zodiac sign
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of a bladed weapon, borrowed for the eleventh of the twelve zodiac signs.
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.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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