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Kanji Detail for 辰 - "dragon"

辰

  • Meaning

    辰 means "dragon." Also associated with morning, east-southeast.

    1. Dragon - The fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac.

    2. East-southeast - A directional indication.

    3. Morning - Around 8 AM in traditional time-keeping.

    4. Celestial bodies - The sun, moon, and stars.

  • Four-character idioms with 辰

    • 嘉辰令月 かしんれいげつ Listen auspicious date
    • 日月星辰 じつげつせいしん Listen the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies

  • Tattoo check: 辰

    • Verified meaning: dragon
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しん, じん, たつ, たつさき)
    • Also carries these associations: morning, east-southeast

    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.

  • Name readings of 辰

    Given names 辰(しん)Listen 辰(たつ)Listen 辰(のぶる)Listen 辰(よし)Listen

    Surnames 辰(じん)Listen 辰(たつさき)Listen 辰(たつじ)Listen 辰(たつまさ)Listen

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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 dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The fifth of the Twelve Earthly Branches. From 7 to 9 AM is 辰時 (the dragon hour). | The general term for the Twelve Earthly Branches. In ancient times, the twelve branches were used to record days. From 子 to 亥 completing one cycle was called 浹辰. Appears in "Zuozhuan." Therefore both days and hours are called 辰. Such as 日辰 (day), 時辰 (hour).

  • Onyomi

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    jin(ジン) ジン

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

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    ta.tsu(たつ) たつ

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    辰 (tatsu・shinnotatsu)

  • Related Keywords

    dragon east-southeast morning celestial bodies time Japanese zodiac auspicious dawn daybreak early beginning mythical majestic fierce power longevity imperial emperor

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