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JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

sign of the hog
9-11PM
twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガイ
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names

Common Words

Noun
Freq #47280
1

the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig

2

Obsolete term

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

3

Obsolete term

north-northwest

4

Obsolete term

tenth month of the lunar calendar

みずのとい
きがい
Noun
Freq #140661
1

Water Boar (60th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)

のこ
Noun
Freq #145444
1

day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)

んがいかくめい
Noun
Freq #147248
1

Historical term

Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)

いのひ
Expression
Noun
Freq #156606
1

day of the Boar

のこもち
Noun
Freq #179342
1

day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)

きのとい
つがい
おつがい
Noun
Freq #183904
1

Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

いどし
Noun
Freq #184006
1

year of the Boar; year of the Pig

んがい
Noun
Freq #203600
1

Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)

つちのとい
きがい
Noun
Freq #234147
1

Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

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