卯
卯 — Sign of the hare or rabbit
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east
On’yomiボウ (bou)
On’yomiモウ (mou)
Kun’yomiう (u)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 卯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卯 | う u | the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am) |
Study notes
卯 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2400 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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