寅
寅 — Sign of the tiger
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiイン (in)
Kun’yomiとら (tora)
Stroke order (11 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 寅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寅 | とら tora | the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast |
Study notes
寅 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1975 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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