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Kanji Detail for 卯 - "rabbit, east, 6 am"
卯
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Meaning
卯 means "rabbit, east, 6 am."
Rabbit - The fourth animal of the Chinese zodiac.
East - The directional association.
6 AM - Around six o'clock in the morning.
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- Verified meaning: rabbit, east, 6 am
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, う, しげ, しげる)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 卯
Given names 卯(あきら)
卯(しげる)
Surnames 卯(う)
卯(しげ)
卯(ぼう)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sign of the hare or rabbit; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; 5-7AM; east
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
fourth earthly branch
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The fourth of the twelve earthly branches. From 5 AM to 7 AM is 卯時. | In old times, government offices' business would start at 卯 time. Hence roll call is called 點卯. Answering roll is called 應卯. The register is called 卯簿. Also, setting deadlines for collecting taxes is called 比卯. | When sharpening wood to join pieces, the full part entering the empty is called 筍 (tenon); the empty receiving the full is called 卯 (mortise). Hence the colloquial expression 筍頭卯眼. See (Zhiyu Buzheng).
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