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丙 means 'third'
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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丙 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 丙 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
ヘイ
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third in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
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ひのえ
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