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丙 means 'third'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 3330   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 11 words   Used in 107 names   Component in 13 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘイ
Additional readings
Kun    ひのえ third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
Notes
The third of the ten heavenly stems
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Through this essay you’ll find out when the Japanese use the system of sequencing and ranking that includes 丙, and you’ll see why 丙 is excluded more often than not. With an explanation of the sexagenary system, you’ll come to understand how 丙 relates to the 12 zodiacal kanji. And you’ll discover how 丙 can factor into the name of the fifth day of a month while meaning “third”!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 丙 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 丙 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
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ヘイ : 8 words FIND ALL
noun
A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth
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ひのえ : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
thirty-third of the sexagenary cycle  (see also: 干支)
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Additional data
Henshall: 1773  Joy o' Kanji : 1773  Key to Kanji: - 

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丙
ヘイ    #3, 3rd   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
内
ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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冂
wide
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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