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1. the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig
2. hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
+ 2 additional meanings★ Common
Noun
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亥
Kanji
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
JLPT N1
, Grade 9
, Jinmeiyo
, Kanken Pre-1
0 6
亠
R
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
人
person
Readings
kun'yomi
- いi
on'yomi
- ガイgai
- カイkai
nanori
- りri
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Noun#112946亥 の刻 ino koku1. hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
Expression#128806亥 の子 ino ko1. day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
Noun#174510亥 の子 餅 ino komochi1. day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
Noun#209716乙 亥 kino toi1. Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
Noun#236252亥 の日 ino hi1. day of the Boar
Expression#262561己 亥 tsuchino toi1. Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
Noun#287992亥 の年 ino toshi1. year of the Boar
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