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Kanji Detail for 酉 - "rooster, west, 6 pm"
酉
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Meaning
酉 means "rooster, west, 6 pm."
Rooster - The tenth animal of the Chinese zodiac.
West - The directional association.
6 PM - Around six o'clock in the evening.
Sake - Wine or alcohol containers.
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- Verified meaning: rooster, west, 6 pm
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read とり, なが, みのる, ゆ)
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 酉
Given names 酉(みのる)
Surnames 酉(とり)
酉(なが)
酉(ゆ)
酉(ゆう)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a wine vessel; tenth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 164
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
wine; wine vessel; chemical
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Related Keywords
More kanji with the radical 酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)
- 酌 to pour
- 配 to distribute, to arrange, spouse
- 酎 strong liquor, shochu
- 酒 sake, alcohol
- 酔 to get drunk, intoxication
- 酢 vinegar, sour
- 酪 dairy, milk products
- 酬 reward, to repay
- 酵 to ferment, yeast
- 酷 cruel, harsh
- 酸 sour, acid
- 醇 pure
- 醉 drunk
- 醍 whey, good Buddhist teaching
- 醐 butter, ghee
- 醒 to sober up, to awaken
- 醜 ugly, shameful
- 醬 sauce, soy sauce, paste
- 醸 to brew, to ferment, to create
- 釀 to brew, to ferment