漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
丑: sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM
Also: second sign of Chinese zodiac
JLPT N14 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
4 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
うしushi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 丑うしthe Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- 丑年うしどしyear of the Ox
- 乙丑きのとうしWood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle…
Also read チュウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything begins with one. This radical is the first strike of the brush that defines the horizon, the first step of a long journey, and the very foundation of the mathematical world.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side丑 sign of the ox or cow
vs日 dayIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chǒu
Same form: 丑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 丑 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 丑 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chǒu most common reading
False friend. In simplified Chinese, 丑 also stands for 醜 (ugly, unclean), which Japanese writes as a separate kanji.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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