Hanja Analyzer
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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