卯
卯 — myo
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
- Korean reading
- 토끼 묘
- Romanization
- myo
- English
- fourth earthly branch
- Mandarin
- mǎo
- Japanese on'yomi
- ボウ, ミョウ
- Japanese kun'yomi
- う
- Japanese usage
- Jinmeiyō kanji
- Newspaper frequency
- #2,400 of 2,500
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 卩 (26, 3 residual)
- Unicode
- U+536F
Korean example words with 卯
- 파묘破卯 Korean gloss: 날이 샐 무렵.
- 묘말卯末 Korean gloss: 묘시의 끝 무렵.
- 묘초卯初 Korean gloss: 묘시의 첫 무렵.
- 정묘丁卯 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 넷째.
- 계묘癸卯 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 마흔째.
- 묘주卯酒 Korean gloss: 아침에 마시는 술.
- 을묘乙卯 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 쉰두째.
- 기묘己卯 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 열여섯째.
- 신묘辛卯 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 스물여덟째.
- 묘년卯年 Korean gloss: 지지(地支)가 묘(卯)로 된 해.
- 묘생卯生 Korean gloss: 묘년에 태어난 사람을 이르는 말.
- 묘일卯日 Korean gloss: 지지(地支)가 묘(卯)로 된 날.
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 卯
- 卯う the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
- 卯年うさぎどし year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
- 卯月うづき fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 卯建うだつ short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
- 丁卯ひのとう Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- 己卯つちのとう Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
- 辛卯かのとう Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
- 癸卯みずのとう Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
- 乙卯きのとう Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
- 卯波うなみ rising sea waves from late May to early June
- 卯杖うづえ tree branch used as a charm against evil
- 卯の花うのはな bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu
Characters sharing the phonetic 卯
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “묘”
Other hanja with radical 卩
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