巳
巳 — Sign of the snake or serpent
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiみ (mi)
Stroke order (3 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 巳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巳 | み mi | the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon) |
Study notes
巳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 3 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2142 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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