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JLPT N1 · 6 strokes

The kanji 亥 — “boar (zodiac sign)”

亥 means boar (zodiac sign) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 6 strokes and uses the lid / cover radical (亠).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ガイ、カイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): い
Radical: 亠 · lid / cover
Strokes: 6

How to remember 亥

The last animal of the zodiac — the boar. People born in 亥年 are said to be stubbornly courageous.

Example words with 亥

Kun'yomi readings

亥年いどしyear of the boar

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