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Kanji Detail for 寅 - "tiger, third zodiac sign"

寅

  • Meaning

    寅 means "tiger, third zodiac sign." Also associated with direction.

    1. Tiger - The animal.

    2. Third zodiac sign - The third of the twelve zodiac animals.

    3. Direction - East-northeast.

    4. Time - Around 4 AM, plus or minus one hour.

    5. To be cautious - To respect; to be reverent.

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    • Verified meaning: tiger, third zodiac sign
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read い, いん, すすむ, とら)
    • Also carries these associations: direction

    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 寅

    Given names 寅(すすむ)Listen

    Surnames 寅(い)Listen 寅(いん)Listen 寅(とら)Listen 寅(とらじ)Listen 寅(ふさ)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 tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to respect, to revere; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch

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

    The third of the twelve earthly branches. From 3 AM to 5 AM is the 寅 hour. | Respectful. (Documents) "Together in respect and harmony." Hence colleagues were called 同寅. The bond between colleagues is called 寅誼.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tora(とら) とら

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    tiger third zodiac sign direction time cautious feline brave fierce courage strength east-northeast early morning

Sentences including 寅

  • "With just a little bit of spare energy, he crushed the cooled and solidified rock mass, grabbing and crushing it" Terada Torahiko, "From the Foot of Mt. Asama"

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