酉
酉 — West
west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiユウ (yuu)
Kun’yomiとり (tori)
Stroke order (7 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 酉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酉 | とり tori | the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken |
Study notes
酉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2468 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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