卯
- Meaning
- sign of the hare or rabbit fourth sign of Chinese zodiac 5-7AM east
- On reading
- ボウ | モウ
- Kun reading
- う
- Nanori
- あきら | しげる | い
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 26
- Grade
- 9
- JLPT
- 1
- Frequency
- 2400
Stroke order
Words using 卯
- 卯 う — the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- 卯の花 うのはな — bean curd lees
- 卯年 うさぎどし — year of the Hare
- 卯月 うづき — fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 卯建 うだつ — short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
- 空木 うつぎ — deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
- うだつが上がらない うだつがあがらない — no hope of getting ahead
- 卯月鳥 うづきどり — lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- うだつの上がらない うだつのあがらない — lacking potential for advancement
- 丁卯 ひのとう — Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- 己卯 つちのとう — Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
- 辛卯 かのとう — Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
- 癸卯 みずのとう — Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
- 乙卯 きのとう — Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
- 卯の花月 うのはなづき — fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 卯波 うなみ — rising sea waves from late May to early June
- 卯の刻 うのこく — hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
- 卯の日 うのひ — day of the Hare
- 卯の年 うのとし — year of the Hare
- 卯の花腐し うのはなくたし — long rains (in early summer)
- 卯杖 うづえ — tree branch used as a charm against evil
- なか卯 なかう — Nakau (restaurant chain)