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乙 means 'second'

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Stroke : 1 Radical number: 5 Frequency: 1861 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-34 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 29 words Used in 42 words Used in 750 names Component in 30 kanji (2 Jōyō)

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

On

オツ

Additional readings

On イツ

Kun おと- きのと

Variants

⺂⺄乚

Notes

the second of the ten heavenly stems

A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 乙 - click the badge to download

A kanji with a dizzying array of meanings, 乙 enables you to sequence items or rank them by quality. It also has definitions related to music, inventive tastes, young women, wit, astrology, and proofreading! This kanji cuts a fine form with its distinctive one-stroke swoosh, which is apt, as it can mean 'stylish.' On top of that, the 'fishhook' radical 乙 appears in several Joyo kanji.

View in the essay collection All Joy o' Kanji essays

Essay 1041 on 乙 (second (in order or quality); 'fishhook' radical) covers this radical and its variant, 乚, showing how radical 5 unexpectedly appears in 乾 (dry up) and 乳 (milk). This shape even plays a significant role in one character that represents a number!

Synopsis of Radical Note for 乙 ⇗ by Joy o' Kanji

See also

𠄌 (亅) hook

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Most useful words by reading

In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 乙 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 乙 is used 38 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.

Showing: Usage across all words in Japanese Usage in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese

オツ : 15 words FIND ALL

noun

1. A and B; excellent and good; similarity

2. discrimination; discernment; distinction

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イツ : 3 words FIND ALL

noun

twenty-second of the sexagenary cycle (see also: 干支)

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イツ (read as いっ) : 1 word FIND ALL

noun

42nd of the sexagenary cycle (see also: 干支)

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きのと : 3 words FIND ALL

'na' adjective, noun

second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

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おと- (read as おと) : 15 words FIND ALL

noun

young female rice planter; young girl

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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL

Most common form: 少女

noun

1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period) (archaic)

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Additional less common words include 乙 but readings have not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 1041 Joy o' Kanji : 1041 Key to Kanji: -

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乙

オツ #2, second, B; fish hook

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