漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
亥: sign of the hog, 9-11PM
Also: twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
JLPT N16 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
亠 carries the meaning · 人 is drawn in
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ガイgai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 辛亥しんがいMetal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary…
いi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 亥いthe Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese…
- 亥年いどしyear of the Boar; year of the Pig
Also read カイ, 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
“Imagine a heavy wooden lid being placed on top of a bubbling iron pot—that's nabebuta! When you see this radical at the top of a kanji, think of something that sits on top, covers, or crowns a structure.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
亥 gives its sound to
The family reading is ガイ (gai). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side亥 sign of the hog · 人
vs交 mingle · 父In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hài
Same form: 亥 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 亥 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 亥 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin hài most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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