亥
亥 — Sign of the hog
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
On’yomiガイ (gai)
On’yomiカイ (kai)
Kun’yomiい (i)
Stroke order (6 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 亥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亥 | い i | the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight) |
Study notes
亥 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. 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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