辰
辰 — Sign of the dragon
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiシン (shin)
On’yomiジン (jin)
Kun’yomiたつ (tatsu)
Stroke order (7 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 辰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辰 | たつ tatsu | the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast |
Study notes
辰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1600 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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