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亥
On'yomi
ガイ・カイ
GAI / KAI
Kun'yomi
い
i
sign of the hog · 9-11PM · twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
spiritual
Details
Strokes6
Radical亠lid(2)
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of boar. Last of twelve zodiac signs.
Symbolism
Year of boar, zodiac, end. Represents year and cycle.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Year of the Boar
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
魯魚亥豕
ろぎょがいし
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word; miswriting a word
Proverbs & Idioms
亥の子の日
いのこのひ
Day of the Boar
A festival day for eating mochi