Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun:
とら
On:
イン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1975 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 丙寅 【ヒノエトラ】 Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
  • 甲寅 【キノエトラ】 Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

Kun reading compounds

  • 寅 【とら】 the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am), east-northeast, first month of the lunar calendar
  • 寅年 【とらどし】 year of the Tiger
  • 庚寅 【かのえとら】 Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
  • 甲寅 【きのえとら】 Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

Readings

Japanese names:
とも、 のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin2
Korean:
in, i

Spanish

  • signo del tigre
  • tercer signo de zodíaco

Portuguese

French

  • signe de la 3ème branche terrestre
  • signe du Tigre (zodiaque)
  • 3 à 5 heures du matin
1563 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1314 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1911 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1439 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2052 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2854 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1471 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1981 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2025 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7204 Morohashi
2289 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341 New Nelson (John Haig)
2006 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2162 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3080.6 Four corner code
1-38-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bc5 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Kun:
-び-か
On:
ニチジツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
  • 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
  • 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
  • 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
  • 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
  • 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
  • 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
  • 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month

Kun reading compounds

  • 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
  • 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
  • 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ri4
Korean:
il

Spanish

  • día
  • solar
  • Japón
  • sol
  • rayo de sol

Portuguese

  • dia
  • sol
  • Japão

French

  • jour
  • soleil
  • Japon
  • compteur de jours
11 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
13 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
62 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
56 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
77 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
5 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
963 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3759 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13733 Morohashi
3027 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2410 New Nelson (John Haig)
12 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
33 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
6010.0 Four corner code
1-38-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5 Unicode hex code