Kanji
亥
N1
6 strokes
Grade 9
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
On'yomi (音読み)
ガイ、 カイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
い
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
亥
い
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig
亥年
いどし
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
魯魚亥豕
ろぎょがいし
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
辛亥革命
しんがいかくめい
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
癸亥
みずのとい
Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
己亥
つちのとい
Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
乙亥
きのとい
Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
戌亥
いぬい
northwest
丁亥
ていがい
Fire Boar (24th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
辛亥
しんがい
Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
亥の年
いのとし
year of the Boar
亥の日
いのひ
day of the Boar
亥の子の祝
いのこのいわい
Day-of-the-Boar Festival
亥の子
いのこ
day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
亥の子餅
いのこもち
day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
亥の刻
いのこく
hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)