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Zach

卯

Readings

Kana: ボウ、モウ、う
Romaji: bou, mou, u
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あきら、しげる、い
Romaji: akira, shigeru, i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  26
Frequency:  2400
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  mao3
Unicode:  536f
JIS:  312C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 199
Nelson Index: 806
New Nelson Index: 628
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2e3.1
Four Corner Index: 7772.0
Gakken Index: 2052
Japanese Names Index: 259
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2847
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0621
Remembering the kanji Index: 2041
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 148
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 177
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2062
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2199
Essential Kanji Index: 1983
Kodansha Kanji Index: 231

Words

卯 (う、ぼう)
fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February)
うだつが上がらない (うだつがあがらない)
no hope of getting ahead
空木 (うつぎ)
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
卯建 (うだつ)
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
卯の花 (うのはな)
bean-curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
卯月 (うづき、うつき、うずき)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
卯年 (うさぎどし、うどし)
year of the hare; year of the rabbit
うだつの上がらない (うだつのあがらない)
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
卯月鳥 (うづきどり)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
卯の花月 (うのはなづき)
4th month of the lunar calendar
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