Kanji
寅
N1
11 strokes
Grade 9
freq #1975
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
On'yomi (音読み)
イン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
とら
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
寅
とら
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
寅年
とらどし
year of the Tiger
丑寅
うしとら
northeast
寅の刻
とらのこく
hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
戊寅
つちのえとら
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
丙寅
ひのえとら
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
庚寅
かのえとら
Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
壬寅
みずのえとら
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
甲寅
きのえとら
Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
寅の日
とらのひ
day of the Tiger