丑
丑 — Sign of the ox or cow
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomiうし (ushi)
Stroke order (4 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 丑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑 | うし ushi | the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast |
Study notes
丑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2305 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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